Youth Menal Health DLR are looking for Young people to attend an 8 week training course on youth mental health in order to form a youth panel. Theese young people will be the voice of their peers and organise events and the like to promote possitive mental health in the area. We would like to invite any interested Young people to attend an information evening aroung Youth mental health in the cafe next thursday the 19th January at 7pm.

The training will take place the following wednesday from 8-9.30 for 8 weeks. This is your chance to make a big difference and get something fancy to put on your C.V!! any one that is interested just turn up next thursday and bring a friend, spread the word. if you want to know more you can ring me on 085 1783573. PROMOTE POSITIVE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH!!!

Dun Laoghaire Youth Information will be closed from Monday 19th December and re-open on Monday 9th January @ 9.30am.

We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.

See you in the New Year!!

The Dun Laoghaire Christmas Festival is on from the 9th December - 8th January.

The fireworks display is Saturday 10th December and will be on at the harbour also Santa will be arriving.  There are Christmas markets and an Ice Rink this year.

So come and enjoy the festivities!!

“The Beat” Youth Cafe will be open every Friday from 7pm - 10pm, starting this Friday 25th November!!!

Cafe is located off Eblana Avenue, Dun Laoghaire (laneway beside Credit Union)

It is for 15 - 18yrs and entry is 2 euro.  Everyone welcome.  Each Friday will have a different theme with music, games and Open Mike Night.

Text “Cafe” to 085 1783573 for txt updates.

Also on facebook - Dun Laoghaire”The Beat” Youth Cafe

One World Week take place from 12th - 20th November 2011. 

During One World Week, young people get an opportunity to learn about global issues that affect their lives and how to take action to bring about change. It allows young people to reflect on what type of world we live in and what type of world we would like to live in. 

The theme for this year its a  ‘A Rich Man’s World?’. The theme is quite broad but involves issues to do with how our action effect people in other parts of the world, explore fair trade, sanctions, unequal power facing the world’s poorest, what it means to be in depth, be a Taoiseach for a day…… Dun Laoghaire Youth Information Centre has many resources on Global Justice that can be borrowed including   ‘A Rich Man’s World?’, Framing Our World, Drinking from the Well, The Great Supermarket Challenge.

For further information on One World Week, click on http://www.youthdeved.ie/oneworldweek  

“The Beat” Youth Cafe is having it’s Open Day on Saturday 15th October from 3pm - 10pm.  There will be live bands and open mike, free makeovers, mural painting, art workshops X Box challenges etc.

There will also be free smoothies, tea or coffee and snacks.

Young people aged 15-18yrs are all welcome.

The Cafe is located on Eblana Avenue ( laneway beside the Credit Union)

See you there!!

Text- “Cafe” to 085 1783573 for more info

The Council’s third annual countywide Social Inclusion Week programme kicks off next week, and with over 70 events on offer between 8th – 15th October 2011, there will be something for everyone in DLR to enjoy!

Check out: www.dlrcoco.ie/social inclusion

Dun Laoghaire Youth Information in conjunction with Dun Laoghaire Local Drugs Task Force will have a stand in Bloomfields Shopping Centre on Wednesday 12th Oct to coincide with Social Inclusion Week and will have lots of information for young people.

To all young people aged between 12 and 18 in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County.

You are invited to attend the

2011 AGM

which will take place @

Stillorgan Park Hotel

Stillorgan

Co. Dublin

on Thursday 22nd September from 10.00am - 12.30pm

Comhairle na nOg is a locl youth council, which gives young people the opportunity to be involved in the development of local services and policies.

The Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Comhairle na nOg has become the prominent voice of young people between 12 and 18 in the county.

The new Student Travelcard will be available from Thursday 1st September.  Dun Laoghaire Youth Information Centre is the local agent - just call in with your student card and a completed application form and €15.  There is no need to bring a passport photo as we will do it by webcam.