Annual Report 2017: Supporting more young people than ever before A record number of young people engaged with Donegal Youth Service in 2017. The Annual Report shows that 11,665 young people engaged with various projects, youth clubs and services throughout the county last year. Donegal Youth Service Chairperson Marina Carlin said “As a volunteer I […]
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Donegal Youth Council Showcase Celebrating their two year term All good things must come to an end. The 2016-2018 Donegal Youth Council’s term has just concluded, with a special showcase event celebrating all of their achievements over the past two years. The 33 young people who made up the Youth Council were from all over
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It\’s almost that time of the year again! Get ready for the last big party of the summer… Party in The Park is back! There will be live music, food, face painting, henna, festival hair, games and lots of craic. FREE ENTRY! We\’ll be taking over the Letterkenny Town Park for this one day
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Donegal Youth Council with Carlyn Maguire What is the Youth Council? The Donegal Youth Council is a group of 36 young people aged 12-17 years from all over the county, who identify issues and promote projects to improve the lives of young people in Donegal, and bring these key issues to the decision makers for
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Donegal Youth Council Sexual Health Initiative a Great Success The evaluations are in: The Donegal Youth Council’s Sexual Health Event ‘Beyond the Birds and Bees’ was a great success. There were 4 students from each of Donegal’s 27 secondary schools invited to attend the one day event on March 22nd in the Mount Errigal Hotel,
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Big Day at The Dáil and a Political Briefing for Donegal Youth Councillors Amy and Conor A political briefing and a trip to the Dáil. Wednesday the 25th of April will certainly be a day to remember for Donegal Youth Council Mayor AmyMcCoy and former Deputy Mayor Conor Walker. The pair travelled to Dublin for
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Congratulations to Amy McCoy and Lauren Cooley Donegal Youth Council have just voted in a new Mayor and Deputy Mayor who will lead the newly elected group over the coming year. Amy McCoy, from The Royal and Prior Raphoe, will be the chairperson of the Youth Council for the coming year, ably assisted by Deputy
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Sports Recognition for Girls Roadshows a Huge Success By the age of 14, girls drop out of sports twice as often as boys and Donegal Youth Council are here to challenge that. Over the past few months the 33 young people who make up the youth council developed a Sports Recognition for Girls Roadshow. It
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Recruitment is already underway for the 8th Donegal Youth Council, with the elections taking place this October. As the current Donegal Youth Council are reaching the end of a very successful term (2014 – 2016) we caught up with a few of them to find out what inspired them, their best moments, and what advice
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Recruitment is already underway for the 8th Donegal Youth Council, with the elections taking place in October. As the current Donegal Youth Council are reaching the end of a very successful term (2014 – 2016) we caught up with a few of them to find out what inspired them, their best moments, and what advice
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