Youth Arts Toolkit – Inspiration

November 15, 2016

Stepping Up Project

Over the summer I worked with a group on the Stepping up Project. The group of young people were involved with Youth Work Ireland Tipperary in […]
October 18, 2016

The Condition of Others

I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of working collaboratively with artist Siobhan Mc Gibbons and the group from CAHMS Day hospital. Our final Goal of the project […]
September 2, 2016

Making Connections: How Dublin Castle worked in partnership with it’s local community.

If you look up 100 Francis Street on Google maps, you’ll see Liz O’Connor sitting outside. Liz is the heart and soul of the Liberties Breakfast […]
August 8, 2016

You got a grant from the Arts Office? How do I get one of those? – Writing the application.

In the last blog we looked at choosing the right project to apply for, now onto the application form. Here are just some general tips for […]
July 27, 2016

You got a grant from the Arts Office? How do I get one of those? – Choosing the right project.

Every local authority has an Arts Office and they all run a yearly grant scheme. The details of all of these schemes vary from Arts Office […]
June 28, 2016

Where do I start with getting a Youth Exchange going?

So, maybe you’ve heard about Erasmus+ and think international activities would be a good thing for you and your youth group to get involved in. Or […]
June 15, 2016

Getting International Arts in Action with Erasmus+!

This year we in Léargas celebrate 30 years of managing international programmes on behalf of the European Commission and the Irish Government, including the Erasmus+ Youth […]
May 13, 2016

Connecting our Past and Present

    Over the last three years my work has focused on two letters written during the week of the Easter Rising 1916. The work has […]
April 27, 2016

Why the Arts are Important!

Hiya to the youth work fraternity! Here is my tuppence worth, on my experience of delivering arts based programmes and why I think it is an […]