Rural youth: public transport, employment and investment in youth and mental health services key issues
Limited public transport is still one of the biggest challenges facing young people living in rural Ireland today, hindering access to a wide range of necessary services. That’s according to new research published today (22.11.19) by the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) in Castlebar, Co. Mayo. The qualitative study Youth Work in Rural Ireland explores the […]
Young people from every county invited to apply for chance to represent Ireland at UN
Applications close June 8th The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) – which represents organisations working with over 380,000 young people nationwide – is calling on young people aged 18 to 25 from around Ireland to apply to become Ireland’s UN Youth Delegate for 2018/2019. The United Nations Youth Delegate Programme, coordinated in Ireland by […]
Guide To Joining A Local Youth Arts Project This Autumn
What questions should you be asking before joining a local youth arts project? A new guide published by the National Youth Council of Ireland today aims to help young people and their parents choose the after school activities that are right for them. With such a variety of exciting after school activities available locally, it’s […]
Ireland’s Next UN Youth Delegates Are From Leitrim And Wicklow
Ireland’s two UN Youth Delegates for 2017/2018 have been announced. Lauren Flanagan from Kilquade, County Wicklow and Paul Dockery from Dromod in County Leitrim will join Ireland’s delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York this Autumn. The programme is run by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Irish Aid, and the National […]
Groups invited to apply for up to €5,000 through national arts and youth scheme
Deadline for applications: Friday 28th July 2017 The Artist and Youth Work Residency Scheme will see local projects nationwide receive grants of up to €5,000 Both Minister for Children and Director of Arts Council commend initiative Local groups in every county are being encouraged to apply for funding under the Artist and Youth Work Residency Scheme 2017. […]
Number of young people on live register creeps up again to over 30,000
slight increase in line with seasonal trends but over 11,000 young people long-term unemployed still far too high The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) has today highlighted concerns at the number of young people who are long term unemployed. New figures released today (01.06.17) by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that the number […]
NYCI voice concern at number of long term unemployed aged under 25
The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) has today voiced concern at the number of long term unemployed aged under 25. New figures released today (07.04.16) by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that the number of those aged under 25 signing on the Live Register in March 2016 was 38,391. This represents a decrease […]
Youth Council welcomes JobBridge review
The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) has welcomed the Government decision to conduct an external independent evaluation of the JobBridge scheme, but has warned that the value of the review will depend on the terms of reference. The NYCI report published in February 2015 “JobBridge: Stepping Stone or Dead End?” examined the experience of […]
505 JobBridge participants in Offaly
Youth Council finds scheme in need of review and reform New figures indicate that the number of interns participating in the JobBridge initiative in County Offaly to date is 505, with 96 currently enrolled in the scheme.* However, a recent report suggests that significant reform is needed to enhance the experience of participants and increase […]
