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General News Youth Entrepreneurship
21 November 2023 / 14 February 2025 by Padraig
Foróige’s Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship programme attended the second annual World Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge in New York City in mid November 2023. The global competition showcases the incredible talent and creativity of young entrepreneurs from around the globe. The event brought together 23 students from 11 different countries from around the world to compete in […]
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General News Volunteers
5 November 2023 / 14 February 2025 by Padraig
Foróige volunteers from all over Ireland came together in the Mount Wolseley Hotel in Co. Carlow from 2nd – 4th November 2023, for Foróige’s annual Volunteer Conference. This was the 51st annual Foróige Volunteers Conference, with over 130 delegates from 18 counties enjoying a wide variety of guest speakers, group discussions and social events aimed […]
General News
26 October 2023 / 14 February 2025 by Padraig
Foróige Sligo, in partnership with the North West Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force (NWRDATF) and Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB (MSLETB), commissioned research to understand the impact that vaping products have on children and young people in Ireland through listening to their direct experiences of vaping. Download a copy of the report here. ‘What’s […]
17 October 2023 / 14 February 2025 by Padraig
Foróige has over 30 new and exciting opportunities for youth workers to join our dynamic team. The positions are suitable to individuals who want to develop their professional careers in youth work in roles that are both flexible and rewarding. Youth Diversion Projects engage young people in a range of needs-led interventions, such as personal and […]
14 September 2023 / 14 February 2025 by Padraig
Foróige want youth work to be available to all young people in Ireland. For this to happen we need to resource youth work and programmes that are open to all, alongside targeted support for those young people who face additional challenges. Our ask is for a €15 million transformative investment in youth work in 2024 […]
General News Youth Leadership
10 August 2023 / 14 February 2025 by Padraig
350 teenagers from around the world gathered in Maynooth, Co. Kildare, for Foróige’s Leadership for Life Conference 2023. The conference, which was launched this morning on the grounds of NUI Maynooth, brings together young people from the USA, Ukraine, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, South Africa and Ireland to learn how to become leaders in their own […]
Foroige Clubs General News
10 July 2023 / 18 March 2025 by Padraig
On Saturday July 8th, Foróige’s Amplified festival blew the socks off Knockmore GAA grounds in Ballina, Co. Mayo, with 3,000 people in attendance from all over Ireland. This is the second year for Foróige Amplified and the crowd has almost doubled in size from last year. Foróige Amplified boasted a main stage with DJs Jen […]
General News Young Voices
4 July 2023 / 14 February 2025 by Padraig
Young people, volunteers and staff members from Foróige were welcomed into the Oireachtas on Tuesday 4th of July 2023 for a Digital Youth Showcase. The showcase focussed on how we can mitigate the risks associated with digital technologies and social media platforms, while empowering young people to use technology to their advantage safely and […]
10 March 2023 / 14 February 2025 by Padraig
An Taoiseach Leo Varadker TD and Senator Emer Currie helped to launch the brand new Tyrrelstown Youth Space this afternoon, alongside youth workers and young people from the local area. Tyrrelstown is one of the fastest-growing communities in Dublin 15, and has one of the most diverse populations in the county. The new Youth Space […]
