In 2003, Foróige in Blanchardstown undertook a research project Youth Perspectives which engaged young people to determine their views and priorities. Now, ten years later, Youth Perspectives 2.0 revisits that work. It is intended that the primary focus of this report will influence its work and plans over the next number of years. The following areas have come to light as priorities for young people in Blanchardstown.
The last time the Dublin Senior hurlers and footballers won the Leinster double before 2013, World War 2 was in progress! That’s a long time to wait. To mark the occasion, the young people of Foróige’s H.A.Y. Project in Summerhill chose to honour the capital’s heroes in the most eye-catching fashion – a graffiti mural, soaked in navies and blues. The young artists - all of whom live in the shadow of Croke Park - worked diligently on a giant “Up The Dubs!” graffiti mural this week as part of their Summer Programme with the help of Irish graffiti legend RASK.
When school is out for the summer, young people often find themselves looking for something to do with their free time! Twins Michael and Oisin McGloin (13) from Bundoran, Co. Donegal decided that if they wanted to have money and something to do during the holidays, they would have to be creative and motivated. Their involvement in the Foróige NFTE programme (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship) in 2012 spurred them to use their skills and knowledge to develop their very own business.
Are you wondering what is the impact of Foróige’s work on our young people and our nation? You'll get all the details you need in our Interactive Annual Review 2012. Get heart-warming true stories from Foróige members and their families. Find out about our unique mentoring, citizenship, leadership and entrepreneurship programmes. Learn about the numbers of young people who are involved in Foróige’s world class youth work.
Let me take you to a place where you have all been before; where in fact most of you spend your day to day lives. An enclosed space with nothing more than a table, chair, pen and paper and a voice. The voice usually drones on for lengthy periods of time, telling you what to do, telling you what you must know. After the voice has spoken it’s your turn, you are told to take the pen and paper and repeat exactly what the voice has just said, only in writing.
A new report being delivered to the Government recommends that cyberbullying would become a crime. I think that before actually passing it as a law that by breaking it you can be prosecuted, levels of severity need to be set first. Currently cyberbullying can be defined as anything that appears negative on the internet, even something childish such as calling your friend stupid.
