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Foróige Gender Pay Gap Report 2024

Alan December 18, 2024

Foróige is proud to share the key findings from our third Gender Pay Gap Report under the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021. The 2024 report highlights significant progress toward gender pay equality within our organisation.

Key Highlights

Workforce Composition: As of June 30, 2024, Foróige employed 616 staff, 76.1% of whom are female (up from 75.8% in 2023).

Reduced Pay Gaps:

Foróige Go Participates in Nordic Talks Series

Alan October 14, 2024

On October 11th, Foróige Go too part in the Nordic Talks event, "Inclusive Digital Societies," held in Dublin City. This collaborative initiative, supported by the Nordic embassies, provided a platform to discuss the future of digital inclusivity.

Our involvement was made possible through our Key Action 2 Erasmus+ Project with Humak University of Applied Sciences, in partnership with the Embassy of Finland in Ireland. Foróige GoVirtual showcased our innovative virtual reality youth work, highlighting the importance of digital engagement among young people.

Foróige Launches Pre-Budget Submission 2025

Alan September 4, 2024

Foróige wants all young people in Ireland to be able to access youth work. 

We know that youth work makes a real difference to young people’s lives, supporting every young person to realise their full potential and fostering community connectedness. It is proven to contribute to a multitude of positive outcomes for young people, and acts to mitigate many challenges of circumstance that young people, families, and communities face. 

 

Foróige Leadership for Life Conference 2024

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Sarah August 6, 2024
A group of young people attending the Leadership for Life conference 2024 sit on a sunny hillside and pose for a photo

The sun was shining on the 250 young Leaders gathering in Maynooth University for Foróige’s annual Leadership for Life Conference last week!

Our annual Leadership conference brought young people from around Ireland and the world to learn the skills and confidence to become leaders in their own lives and communities, as well as make lots of new friends and have the best craic together over the week.

During the week-long conference, our delegates learn crucial life skills such as empathy, decision making, problem solving, communication skills, critical thinking and team work.

Foróige Young Engineers Showcase LEGO MASTERPIECEs in new Monaghan Peace Campus

Alan August 2, 2024


Four teams of budding engineers from Foróige Youth Projects in Monaghan, Cavan, Dublin, and Longford have piloted the FIRST® LEGO® League Explore Programme for the first time within Foróige. The pilot concluded with a gathering at the new Monaghan Peace Campus on Wednesday, July 24, where these young talents presented their FIRST® LEGO® League MASTERPIECE℠ projects at the inaugural Foróige Explore Showcase.

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