Are you going to college in September 2010?

Do you need information on education grants?

Dun Laoghaire Youth Information can help you. You can call into us or check out our website for more information.  You can also  find out information on

 www.studentfinance.ie

dlr Festival of World Cultures celebrates it’s 10th Anniversary this July

The dlr Festival of World Cultures is Dublin’s biggest cultural festival,  featuring over 800 artists from 33 countries in 180 events. 

You have the best multi-arts, multi-cultural holiday feast of the summer without leaving Ireland.

Do you want to be part of  the dlr Festival of World Cultures?
The Festival has a host of different ways that you can be directly involved -opportunities range from sponsorship and the Festival Patrons scheme to volunteering and trading at the Festival.

If this sounds like something you would like to get involved with, all you need to do is drop a line to volunteers@fwc.ie .

Children 5 years and older are invited to attend the first ever Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Eco- Summer  School on the 5th July - 9th July in Arch Bishop Mc Quaid National School, Ballybrack.  Activities include bird box making, exploring local wildlife, growing your own plants and many other fun activities.

Cost: €60 per child. 

 Contact: Dean Eaton,   Ph: 2054817 or email: deaton@dlrcoco.ie

SpunOut.ie is launching a new Academy of Activism aimed at young people with a passion for social justice between the ages of 18-25 who are interested in learning how they can set about making a difference in the world. This is a practical, free of charge training opportunity that will be offered to twelve lucky young people who want to learn how to make a difference in today’s changing world. The Academy kicks off with a Galway intensive Summer School between August 6th and 8th.

An Award to recognize the hard work of young people whose dedication is making strides in integration and cultural awareness initiatives which benefits both newer and more established communities in Irish society, via active participation, planning, implementation, evaluation, & continuation etc

TARGET GROUP: are young people from 3rd   year to 5th year in Secondary school, young people in youth clubs, Direct Provision. (Work from Sept 09/June ’10 will be accepted)

CATEGORIES FOR GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL PROJECT:

ART & WOOD WORK, SPORTS, SCIENCE, HEALTH AWARENESS & THE ENVIRONMENT.  MUSIC/SOCIAL STUDIES, COMMUNITY & VOLUNTEERISM, and SPECIAL JUDGE’S AWARD

PARTICIPANTS: Young people in Secondary Schools, Youth Clubs,

WHO CAN NOMINATE: Teachers, An Garda Siochana, Youth workers, Health Service Executives, Community worker, Dept of Education, Individual who knows a young person making an impact etc

Closing Date: October 1st, 2010

For more information Contact: Yemi Ojo or Beauty: 086-4023953 or 085-7782857
Email: iaciyouth@gmail.com

Summer fun!!

The Beat Youth Cafe are having a Hawaiian Themed Cafe Night and it’s a Bbq time with entertainment from some of the bands from the gig night.

Carmona Building, top of Patrick St. Opp. Scouts Hall.
2 Euro in, Free food!!!
This time it’s 6 o’ clock onwards
Wednesday 24th of June

Check out their bebo page

On 22nd June 2010 a one day free conference entitled “Where to Now? - Empowering Young People through Information” in the National College of Ireland.

This event is suitable for organisations and those working with young people in Ireland and the aim is to exchange ideas on current trends affecting young people in Ireland including unemployment, migration, new media etc.Young people have a right to information and a need for information. With this in mind, participants will have a unique opportunity to explore the tools and services that are available for young people to access information, including opportunities to work and learn in Europe.

Key speakers are Mary Cunningham, NYCI, Maurice Devlin, NUI Maynooth, Fergus Finlay, Barnardos & Anja Ruhland, Eurodesk Brussels Link.

For more information download the conference brochure from http://www.leargas.ie/programme_resource.php?prog_code=7023

For further questions, please contact Malgorzata Fiedot-Davies at eurodesk@leargas.ie or 01 872 23 94

Are you thinking about volunteering for the summer?

If so you can check out the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Volunteer Centre and their:

‘10 Reasons for Young People To Volunteer’.

Their website is www.volunteerdlr.ie

and you can also contact them on info@volunteerdlr.ie

Looking for something to do the June bank holiday weekend?

DLR Events presents 3 days of Outdoor Movies in the Park in the Peoples Park, Dun Laoghaire on Saturday June 5th, Sunday June 6th and Monday June 7th 2010.

Movies start at 3pm 5.30pm and 8.30pm daily.

Check out dlrevents for details.

Thinking about spending a full year living and working in Canada? Both the Student Programme and the Under 35’s are open for applications.

If you are applying for the programmes you must travel to Canada prior to 31 Janurary 2011.

For more info check out Usit for more information.