Teen spirit: Young entrepreneurs battle it out for national title

foroigeadmin March 30, 2017

Young entrepreneurs gather in the Mansion House today hoping to wow judges and be crowned ‘Foróige Youth Entrepreneur of the Year 2017’. 

Fourteen finalists managing seven start-up businesses will pitch their products to a panel of expert judges from the business world including Stephen Vernon, M.D., Green Properties; Laura Lunch, Head of Youth Banking, Bank of Ireland; Siobhan Daly; Senior Supply Chain Specialist, Jazz Pharmaceutical and Judging Panel Chair, John Cahill, Assistant Chief Executive, Foróige.

Over 95% of Foróige volunteers feel they benefit from volunteering

foroigeadmin March 6, 2017

Foróige held its annual National Volunteer Conference in Sligo - the European capital of volunteering for 2017 - this weekend (3-5th March, 2017).

Hundreds of volunteers travelled from all over Ireland to attend the conference involving keynote speaker John Davis, Professor of Childhood Inclusion at University of Edinburgh; to participate in workshops and exchange ideas on best practice in youth work.

Foróige also launched the results of a survey of 500 Foróige volunteers it conducted this year. The findings included:

Foróige Teen becomes Aldi’s youngest supplier

foroigeadmin December 14, 2016

Foróige teen Éabha Campbell, the National Junior Baking Competition winner, has her ‘Muffin of the Moment’ stocked in 128 Aldi Stores nationwide since 10th December, €1.79 for a two pack. Éabha is Aldi’s youngest supplier at just 16 years of age.


Éabha, from Truagh Foróige Club in Co. Monaghan, was crowned the National Junior Baker in the Aldi Marquee at the National Ploughing Championships on September 22nd 2016, and the opportunity to have her muffins stocked in store in Aldi nationwide was part of her prize.

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