Youth Work Ireland Events for 2013

Saturday April 20th 

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Children & Young People's Constitutional Convention, hosted by Tom Arnold

The Mansion House, Dublin from 11am-4pm

Youth Work Ireland National Office

Summer Camp / Play Scheme Reunion including a photo exhibition, finger food, music and more. Strictly over 18’s

Lucas Bar, Ennis, 8.30pm

Clare Youth Service

KilrushSoccer Tournament featuring 5-a-side teams from all over Clare county organised by Kilrush GYDP, age categories are 12-15 and 16-18. €5 per team.

Youth Space Music and Film Event - Showcase of Ennis Music Project Talent and films made by various Clare Youth Service projects in the last year. Parents welcome.

X-Factor Meath Style

Meath Youth Federation

Meath Youth Federation

Information Day on Youth Health Flash Mob, launched by Mr. Billy Walsh

Gorey Shopping Centre 1.45-5.00

FDYS

Music Event with guest performances by 'Aftermath' and 'Click', with surprise guest on the day

Mullingar EYE GYDP & YOYO Youth Café

MRYS

Canoe Training hosted by Peace by Peace

Youth Work Ireland Monaghan

Youth Work Ireland Monaghan

Youth Promotion with County Carlow Comhairle na nOg. This event is aimed at getting more young people into Carlow Regional Youth Service.

We will be encouraging young people who are currently members of the service to share their experience of participating in the different projects around the County. This promotion will be running throughout Youth Work Ireland Week in Carlow.

Youth Games in Limerick - featuring soccer, basketball, draughts, table tennis and pool tournaments

Letterkenny Women's Center Virtual Babies Project. This programme will educate young people on the risks of unprotected sexual activity in early in teen years, which can result in pregnancy. This event will take place over the weekend.

Youth Forum hosted by Tipperary Youth Café - there will be a youth platform made up of young people from various youth clubs and projects. There will be 30 young people representing their communities and who will feed into the organisational strategic plan. The young people will also have an opportunity to get involved in projects throughout the year and in return TRYS will support them in running a Valentines Ball in 2014.

Sunday April 21

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KDYS Youth Day, featuring guest rapper GMC and a number of positive mental health workshops for young people. The day will also feature a battle of the bands, a hair & make up workshop, cupcake decoration and lots more activities.

Fun Run / Walk and Family Day. Entry is open to people of all abilities with the emphasis on fun and enjoyment!  Registration fees are €10 for adults & €5 for U18's. All funds raised will go directly towards projects involving young people in carlow town and county.

Celebration Fun Trip for the young people aged 16-19 who recently completed a Crime Awareness Programme.

'Celebrate Youth Work' a fun day of activities for youth services in Galway city and county, the day will feature fashion displays, art, drama, music, song, games and a pop up café.

Ossory Youth and Gowran Athletic Club are hosting a 5Km fun run/ walk - all fitness levels, kids and buggies welcome.

Monday April 22nd

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Introduction to Film Making workshop (this is an introduction session). This event is aimed at volunteers and youth leaders who are interested in starting film making projects with young people.

Launch of 'Flying the Coup' a resource for young people leaving home to go to college.

Positive Themes Painting Exhibition in the Youth Information Centres in Roscommon and Castlerea throughout Youth Work Ireland Week

Table tennis tournament

Pool tournament

Manage Exam Stress Workshop for young people - this workshop will look at how to recognise when you are stressed; how to learn de-stress tips and techniques; the importance of exercise; breathing exercises  to improve concentration and head, neck & shoulder massage. This is a FREE workshop but places must be booked in advance at yicsligo@eircom.net

Health Quality Mark - Carlow Regional Youth Service will receive their Silver Health Quality Award during Youth Work Ireland Week. 

'Let's Talk About Sex' Awareness Week in Donegal will run from Monday 22nd - Saturday 27th.  The aim of the week is to promote healthy and supportive conversations with young people about sex, sexual health and sexuality. We want to encourage adults to get involved especially parents, family members, teachers, youth workers and all the key influencers in young peoples lives.

Let's Talk About Sex Session in Secondary Schools - these will take place throughout Youth Work Ireland Week in schools countywide. The Sexual Health Session plans have been sent to all secondary schools in Donegal with an outline of two activities to stimulate the conversation with students in a teacher friendly style. 

Letterkenny Youth Information Project - This will run all week and will feature the young people from the Youth Media Team conducting a voice voxbox on the streets of Letterkenny on sexual health.

The Youth Information centre will also run a week long information campaign on site. The weekly slot in the Letterkenny Post will focus on the LTAS campaign and the quarterly edition of the ECHO will carry a two page spread on the LTAS week.

Tuesday April 23rd

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FIFA Tournament

Drumming workshop

Life Choice Programme Workshops - This workshop is aimed at giving young people an insight into the life changing demands and committments of parenthood and to provide an opportunity for young people to explore their choices in life. 

Using discussion and group activities topics covered include - relationships and sex; contraceptives and STI’s; teenage pregnancy; practical care of Infant (take home simulated RealCare Baby for 24 hours); aspects of drugs and alcohol in pregnancy and the financial and emotional consequences of having a baby. This workshop is FREE but places must be booked in advance at yicsligo@eircom.net

Love Hurts - Train the Trainers Sexual Health Programme - This is a 2 day training programme for Adults already working with young people and interested in expanding provision into the area of sexual health awareness.Basic facilitation skills are essential before undertaking this training.

Treasure Hunt - The young people from the New Oak/Tullow Road Youth Project are organising a Treasure Hunt in the Tullow Road area. Entry is free.

Information Stand in the Fair Green Shopping Centre - For the past two years, the staff and young people of CRYS have been manning an Information Stand in the local shopping centre. This has proved a very successful in showcasing the work of the youth service, informing parents and young people of our projects and recruiting new members and volunteers.

'Scrubs to Shrubs' Garden Project, this event will feature tree & vegtable planting with children and young people involved. Invites will be issued to the Co. Council, tidy towns committee, community groups, Gardai, project funders and young people.

CDYS Youth Work Ireland AGM including annual volunteer awards ceremony in recognition of  volunteers’ commitment  to the service, this year we will be creating a new category of award for those who go that extra mile in their dedication to youth work.

Wednesday April 24th

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Art Workshop for Volunteers - taster session of arts and crafts ideas for using with young people 

Carmody Street Hall, 7.30pm-9.30pm

Clare Youth Service

5-A-Side Football Tournament

Meath

Meath Youth Federation

Multi-Cultural Collage Display

Cloisters Youth Project

FDYS

Pool Tournament for young people aged 12-20

Coolcotts Youth Centre, 4pm-6.45pm

FDYS

Visual Display of "Steps towards a brighter future" by the Young Women's Project

Youth Room, St Josephs 11am-1pm

FDYS

Comedy Drama performed by J.U.S.T - Young Adult Group

'A Winning C.V' workshop for young people - this workshop will help young people to identify their skills and present their experience in the best light when applying for jobs. This is a FREE workshop but places must be booked in advance at yicsligo@eircom.net

YIC Sligo 3.30pm-5pm

NCYCS

Premier of ‘The Wheels on the Bus’, this movie was made by The Vault Film Making Group and tells the story of the wheels on the bus who are ‘tyred’ of all the work they are doing for the Carlow Regional Youth Service 25 Year Celebrations and begin to fight back!

National Spring Clean of John Sweeney Park - As part of National Spring Clean week, the young people from the New Oak/Tullow Road Youth Project are involved in a Community Clean up. Local residents will be helping out.

Information Stand in Fair Green Shoppping Centre - For the past two years, the staff and young people of CRYS have been manning an Information Stand in the local shopping centre. This has proved a very successful in showcasing the work of the youth service, informing parents and young people of our projects and recruiting new members and volunteers. Running throughout the week.

Volunteer Information & Recruitment Evening - this is an opportunity for those interested in volunteering with Limerick Youth Service to learn about the opportunities available to them.

Sexual Health Awareness Sessions will be incorporated into group work activities in the LOFT all week

Thursday April 25th

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GLOW Clare Lantern Event with the Younger Voices Group hosting a BBQ and listening event for volunteers and young people. 

Clare FM Radio Show at the Junction - Open morning event promoting services and programmes available to adults and young people at The Junction, it will also feature interviews with programme participants.

GLOW Limerick Lantern Event

Café Cook Off

Pool Tournament

GLOW Kinnegad

GLOW  Mullingar

Community BBQ hosted by ACORN Garda Youth Diversion Project 

Youth Quiz 

Teenage Disco hosted by Tullamore projects

Tullamore

MRYS

Interview Skills & Techniques workshop for young people to learn how to answer interview questions  and how to dress to impress and make a good first impression. This is a FREE workshop but places must be booked in advance at yicsligo@eircom.net

YIC Sligo 3.30pm-5pm

NCYCS

Launch of Booklet “Young LGBT People Talking” with Dundalk Outcomers

Announcement of Drop In Support Service for LGBT Young People in Monaghan

A Sexual Health Awareness Session for youth club members conducted by Sheena Boyle Laverty Youth Worker

Phoenix Youth Centre Project Open Day

Friday April 26th 

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Open day in Carmody Street –  a coffee morning inviting community, parents policy makers etc to visit a display of work by young people. Staff and young people will be available to answer questions. 

'Expect to be Asked' Alcohol Consumption Awareness Campaign which will be run in schools throughout the week.

Launch of Comhairle na nOg Sexual Health Leaflet and showcase of Comhairle na nOg work

Launch of LGBT Faces of Donegal - This exhibition is a culmination of the work of the BreakOut Youth Project and will illustrate through photographs and stories an overview of 20 LGBT people young and old, parents of LGBT people, young people with LGBT parents. The project provides a platform for LGBT people to tell their story.

A Sexual Health Awareness Session for the Young Women’s Group conducted by Sheena Boyle Laverty Youth Worker

A Skill Based Workshop on Let’s Talk Sex to Young People, facilitated by the well renowned Lorraine O’Connell, Sexual Health Education Coordinator, who works as a trainer/facilitator with AIDS West.  This event is run in conjunction with HSE Health Promotion and is targeted at anyone who has the opportunity to work directly with young people on sexual health and relationship issues. Some experienced trainers / facilitators might just like a top-up or a refresher. For others, they might want to develop their skills, confidence and comfort in talking to young people.

Information Stand Fair Green Shopping Centre - For the past two years, the staff and young people of CRYS have been manning an Information Stand in the local shopping centre. This has proved a very successful in showcasing the work of the youth service, informing parents and young people of our projects and recruiting new members and volunteers. 

Launch night for CoderDojo Club  for young people aged 8 to 18 year olds. CoderDojo is a movement orientated around running free not-for-profit coding clubs and regular sessions for young people. At a CoderDojo, young people learn how to code, develop websites, apps, programs, games and more. Dojos are set up, run by and taught at by volunteers.

Saturday April 27th 

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Irish Youth Music Awards Final 2013

Liberty Hall Theatre, Dublin

Youth Work Ireland National Office

Youth Day Revisited - Youth club leaders reunion plan for event includes food, 80's disco BigG and photo exhibition. Tickets €15 (strictly over 18s).

West County Hotel, Ennis 8.30pm

Clare Youth Service

Outdoor Club's Day at the Beach, leaving Ennis in the morning and heading out to Lahinch for the day. There will surfing, beach games, a picnic and beach yoga. 

Lahinch

Clare Youth Service

Information Card Launch

Meath

Meath Youth Federation

GLOW Meath Lantern Event

Meath 

Meath Youth Federation

Youth Participation Day - Hosted by Meath Youth Federation, this day will involve young people, agencies and organisations from around the county coming together in a fun filled environment to celebrate youth participation in all voluntary areas of community life. It is open to young people over the age of 13. There will be bands, food, workshops, goodie bags and freebies.

Navan 10am-3pm

Meath Youth Federation

Cinema Evening at Castlerea Youth Information Centre

Castlerea Youth Information Centre

Youth Work Ireland Roscommon

'Celebration Day of Youth Week Harlem Shake Music' featuring all FDYS projects coming together. The Theme of this event will be "Flying the Flag for a Brighter Future".

The event will also include a harlem shake display, music, beauty corner, open mic, pool tournament and soccer tournament.

Enniscorthy Youth & Community Project 2pm-5pm

FDYS

Teen Babysitting Training - This training will feature first aid and a safe babysitting guide and activities and game book. Also included are basic first aid and CPR, home safety & injury prevention, nuitrition, feeding, burbing and nappy changing, safe and suitable games and activities. This is a FREE workshop but places must be booked in advance at yicsligo@eircom.net

YIC Sligo 2pm-5pm

NCYCS

Youth For Peace will host an intergenerational clubs event with a hip-hop workshop

Youth Work Ireland Monaghan

Castlegreen Youth Club will be holding a Youth Vision Day which will include young people in discussion on how to sustain the community in the coming years.

Relationships & Sexuality Training for young people with Lorraine O’ Connell from Aids West. The overarching aims of the programme are to give young people the knowledge and skills they need to make informed choices about their non-involvement or involvement in sexual activity that will support their happiness, health and well-being. Also to build responsible and respectful attitudes towards gender and sexuality based on the evidence of best practise as developed by UNESCO and data gathered from Irish young people about their own sexual health education needs.

Music Festival featuring the Irish Youth Music Awards finalists Joanna Falborska and Caoimhe Brown

Sunday April 28th 

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Storytelling Testimonial by people who have been involved in Clare Youth Servie to tell us about what they gained from their involvement in Clare Youth Service over the years. Their stories will be recorded in print and video for use in various fora.

All week and will feature in Clare Youth Service Facebook pages.

CYS Facebook Page

Open day for all Clare Youth Service premises, including a coffee morning with invited parents, policy makers and community representatives.

Kilrush, Shannon, Ennis and Ennistymon

Clare Youth Service

Charity Fun Run with Tipperary Regional Youth Service This event is open to individuals and families who would like to support Tipperary Regional Youth Service. The cost of entry for the Fun Run is €10 per adult and €5 for U18’s and kids U12 can walk or run free.

Market Yard, from 11am

TRYS 062-52604

In conjunction with Youth Work Ireland Week, Youth Work Ireland Louth's Craóbh Rua Community Youth Project will be rehearsing for their short film in union with Sharp Focus and Calipo Theatre Company called 'Crossing the Divide'. The project brings four groups of young people aged 14-18 years from areas affected by the conflict, North & South of the Border, together with professional film makers on the production of four short films.

Each film will be inspired by a particular event that took place during the conflict and each film will explore the impact this event had on participants' communities. The project will involve comprehensive research that will integrate and include the stories of victims and survivors. This will happen with the participation of two organisations, WAVE Trauma Centre and Healing Through Remembering, Belfast. Each group will work with their own film production team and eight facilitators will anchor the project and facilitate drama workshop with the groups exploring the relevant issues for the film. The young people will be involved in the process every step of the way and end up performing in their own films.

The four participating youth group are: Shankill Women's Centre, Belfast, Monaghan Youth Theatre, Craobh Rua, Dundalk and Falls Womens Centre, Belfast