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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.

Foróige Amplified 2024

Alan July 9, 2024


This past weekend Foróige’s Amplified festival raised the roof off Knockmore GAA grounds in Ballina, Co. Mayo, with 3,000 young people in attendance from all over Ireland.

This is the third year for Foróige Amplified, Ireland's largest underage music festival.

Finnish Ambassador Joins Erasmus+ Exchange Focusing on Foróige Go

Alan May 31, 2024

A two-day exchange programme in Dublin, at the end of May brought together youth work professionals from Humak University of Applied Sciences, Finland to explore Foróige’s Go Digital Youth Work programmes aimed at enhancing youth work provision to young people who are marginalised and isolated. The exchange took place in Foróige Christchurch and Foróige Blanchardstown.

Foróige Citizenship Showcases Sweep the Country!

Alan May 30, 2024

In every corner of the land the Foróige Citizenship Programme is helping to change the lives of young people and communities - and it’s time to celebrate! 

Regional Showcases of Foróige Citizenship projects are taking place throughout May and we’ve had some recent dispatches from the Foróige team helping shine a light on these fun and vibrant events.

Find out more about the Foróige Citizenship Programme and how to get involved.

Foróige NFTE Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2024

Alan May 9, 2024

'Stick It', a sports stick bag holder from Annamai Condon (16) and Clodagh Desmond (16), from Loreto Secondary School, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary were announced as the overall winner of the Foróige NFTE Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2024 at a ceremony held at Richmond Barracks, Dublin this week. 'Stick It' won the title after competing against over 7,000 young entrepreneurs from all over Ireland through a series of local, county, regional and semi-finals, with a total of 186 local competitions taking place, leading to 30 regional finals. 

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