Youth Arts Toolkit

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 […]
July 12, 2016

A member of Talk About Youth on 1916 print project.

Eoghan Connolly a member of Talk About Youth Project at St Andrew’s Resource Centre speaks about his experience on the 1916 project with the National Print […]
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 […]
April 12, 2016

Talk About Youth Project, St Andrews Resource Centre

What is the value of the Arts in a Youth Work Context? Over the next four blogs the “Talk About Youth“ Project will profile their work […]