Twinning New York and Irish clubs
We are exploring how to “Twin” our Foróige Clubs and Foróige Juniors in New York with similar clubs
in Ireland. If you think your club might be interested please complete this form.
https://forms.gle/HStLjGrt1A6Gh9zK9
We have 7 clubs in New York at the moment. Most of the members are second third or fourth
Foróige is now hosting the Career Coaching Clinics!
Spring is now well underway and over the next few weeks there will be lots of new life to
observe and enjoy. Many animals are having their young at this time of the year and this
simple bug hotel is one way to make your garden more attractive to visitors. By
providing shelter to the smallest creatures, you can draw many larger animals to your
garden. A bug hotel will create a safe haven for many insects and bugs. As their
numbers increase, many animals that feed on insects will make you garden the first
Earlier this month over 90 transition year students from Tullow Community School, Presentation College Carlow, St. Leo’s College, CBS, Presentation De La Salle College and Knockbeg College spent four days in Carlow College taking part in Module 1 of the Foróige Leadership for Life programme. Over the course of the four days, students learned the core concepts of leadership and gained skills in areas such as communication, teamwork, problem solving, critical thinking and self-awareness.
Congratulations to Aoife O'Neill (14), Crossbridge Foróige Club, Co. Wicklow, and Isobel Donnery (15) from Camross Loft Foróige Club, Co. Wicklow, who are through to the semi-final of the Aldi National Junior Baking Competition.
They beat stiff competition at the Regional Baking Final in Dublin yesterday, July 18th.
The theme for 2016 is ‘Muffins of the Moment’, with Isobel baking Lemon Drizzle Muffins, while Aoife baked Rose Chocolate Muffins.
Sandra McIntyre from Co Cavan has become the new Chairperson of for the organisation. Sandra has been a volunteer with the organisation for many years and will be a great asset to Foróige in her new role. She said in a statement:
"I am honored to be selected as the new Chairperson for the organisation and I want to thank everyone on the national council I feel very blessed today not just because of my election but for all the people Foroige has brought in to my life. A heartfelt thank you to everyone especially my club leaders and members for their support."