Youth Work Ireland

11/06/2026

11/06/2026

Delighted to have attended the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Extraordinary Bureau Meeting in Dublin Castle this week. It was a valuable opportunity to engage with leaders from across Europe on some of the key challenges and opportunities facing our societies today.

We were especially proud to see our Board President, , contribute to the debate on “Maintaining Core Values in a New Europe”, sharing the youth work perspective and highlighting the importance of inclusion, participation, and ensuring young people’s voices are heard in shaping the future of Europe.

10/06/2026

10/06/2026

Youth Work Ireland’s Budget Submission 2027 is calling for meaningful investment in young people and the services that support them.
Through the Youth Work For All campaign, we are asking the Government to invest in youth services, strengthen universal youth work, develop youth infrastructure, and respond to the growing needs of young people across Ireland.
Young people deserve more than promises,they deserve investment, opportunity, and access to quality youth work in every community.
It's time to make young people a real priority.
Visit https://bit.ly/3S9WGWL for more information and our detailed submission.





Hildegarde Naughton T.D.

08/06/2026

🌈 Happy Pride Month from all of us at Youth Work Ireland!
Our Proud Spaces are available through member youth services across the country, helping to ensure LGBTQ+ young people have access to quality, inclusive youth work in their local communities.
At the heart of Youth Work For All is the belief that every young person deserves to feel safe, supported and celebrated for who they are. This Pride Month, we reaffirm our commitment to creating spaces where LGBTQ+ young people can connect, belong and thrive.

05/06/2026

Day 3 of our Erasmus Youth Worker Mobilty to Denmark!

We travelled to Aarhus, Denmark on our final day and visited the amusement park for the first day of the Youth Festival run by young people for young people. There were many young people performing on the day with a range of genres to cater to all tastes. It was an amazing experience, once again many thanks to René Hedegaard Nielson and co. and .viborg for a wonderful experience.

We have learned many new ideas and practices and are excited to bring it back to the work we carry out with young people in Ireland.

Many thanks to and Erasmus+ for the opportunities in these projects to learn and share knowledge and experiences throughout Europe.



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04/06/2026

Welldone to Katie from Carlow Regional Youth Services.

03/06/2026

Day 2 of our Erasmus Youth Worker Mobilty to Denmark!

We got to visit the amazing facility , showing us the service they provide to young people in their community.

The Irish crew then carried out workshops to our Danish friends starting off with who worked with our participants on how to devise a story and used games and improvisation. Then, carried out a songwriting workshop. Marie Danaher from Youth Work Ireland presented about the opportunities of Erasmus+ projects and how to build relationships in this world.

Thanks to René Hedegaard Nielsen and youth workers from , , and from for giving up their time to listen and participate on this day.

Many thanks to and Erasmus+ viborg

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YouthAction Northern Ireland

03/06/2026

Last Wednesday, we were at Youth Work Ireland Laois for our Youth Work For All Consultation.
It was fantastic to engage with youth workers, managers, volunteers and young people, hearing their experiences and insights on how we can continue to strengthen and expand quality youth work for all.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the discussion and helped shape the future of youth work in Ireland.

02/06/2026

Day 1 of our Erasmus Youth Worker Mobilty to Denmark! Participants began their travels on Sunday to Viborg, Denmark.

We got to vist the Youth School Viborg Ungdomsskole where we were introduced to the Danish Youth Work Practices and some presentations from youth clubs across viborg.

We had a great start and thanks to our host René Hedegaard Nielsen and youth workers from Toften Klub X from where we split up and taken on tours of the clubs which was an amazing experience!

Many thanks to Léargas and Erasmus+ viborg

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