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Youth Work Ireland’s Oireachtas Briefing took place on April 17th. This annual event is a great opportunity for us as a national federation to communicate the extent and value of youth work that is taking place across local communities everyday. The event saw young people, youth workers and volunteers meet with Oireachtas members for an informal … Read more

On New Year’s Day, a group of five young people and two youth workers from FUSION YDP, a youth organisation in Youth Work Ireland Midlands, kicked off the new year in style by embarking on an Erasmus trip to Finland. The main goal of this trip was to introduce young people to international travel while … Read more

Register Now>> Developmental Group Work and Youth Climate Justice Launch This day will provide young people and youth work practitioners an opportunity to take part in activities, workshops and talks that will explore and understand developmental group work as one of the unique benefits and advantages of youth work practice. The context for this exploration … Read more

Add Your Heading Text Here The Irish ERYICA Quality Label Awards took place recently in the Ballykisteen Hotel, in Tipperary. The event promoted the quality work youth information services around Ireland and Europe do to uphold the right of young people to full and reliable information which in turn helps them make the choices they … Read more

Connecting You – Launch of new Information App for Young People Connecting You is an interactive app for young people that allows then to very quickly find information on services and issues relevant to them. The user is asked five questions that guides their journey through the app to the relevant topic or service that … Read more

LGBTQI+ Youth to Protest, Remember and Celebrate at Dublin Pride Breakfast Event As part of this year’s Dublin Pride parade, over 600 hundred young LGBTQI+ people and their youth workers from across the country gathered at Youth Work Ireland’s National Offices to celebrate Pride and march together under the banner ‘Empowering LGBTQI+ Youth’ alongside Belong … Read more

Youth Work Ireland’s Irish Youth Music Awards returned to the RDS on Saturday May 20th. This event offered young creatives and musicians from across the country access to some of Ireland’s best industry professionals for exclusive workshops and performances as well as inviting attendees to learn in the interactive market place.  This year’s event featured leading … Read more

European Youth Work Showcase Event On Saturday 13th May Youth Work Ireland along with its Member Youth Services hosted celebratory event to promote the value of participation in European funded programmes and initiatives. Youth workers and young people from across our federation have participated in various European funded programmes over the last number of years, and the … Read more

Youth Work Ireland’s Political Briefing 2023 This year our Political Briefing took place on Wednesday April 26th in Buswells Hotel, Dublin. This event is a regular in the calendar of our Member Youth Services and provides an opportunity for us as a Federation to join together to communicate the value and impact youth work has … Read more