Robert Quirke is the Managing Director of AD2ONE, a digital sales agency based in Dublin. He's an adventurous, energetic type of guy and credits Foróige for developing his sense of identity and openness to trying new things. Robert is departing for Russia in July to scale Mount Elbrus which is the highest mountain in Europe!
Foróige Societies in colleges are proving a massive hit with former members, current volunteers and people who have never even been involved with the organisation prior to joining the society! So far almost €2,000 euro has been raised for Foróige during RAG Week in Athlone, there has been a Table Quiz in NUIG, we’ve received a donation from NUIG Engineering Society and we’ve also held a successful book sale in Athlone IT. These societies are full of fun and there are already big plans underway for 2014 with a nationwide event for all college societies in the pipeline.
I first got involved in Forόige back in 2007 at the age of 16. The Templeport Forόige Club in Co.Cavan was being set up and I was elected as its Public Relations Officer. That year we entered the Citizenship programme. That’s when I truly discovered a passion for Forόige. I really saw their famous slogan ‘Empowering youth, enriching communities’ come to life. We were a group of young, determined and enthusiastic people who were going to make a difference in our community. After reaching the finals and winning one of the 20 prizes, my passion was ignited!
Hi there! My name is Breda Maguire and I am the newly appointed Alumni Officer for Foróige. I worked for 6 years as the Foróige Regional Youth Officer in Westmeath. Wondering what the Alumni initiative is all about? Our aims are to reconnect past members, volunteers, staff and supporters of Foróige.