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🟣 Great to see such a productive exchange with our international colleagues from the Netherlands, exploring best practices in youth justice and diversion. Events like these showcase the strength and impact of our Youth Diversion Programmes, demonstrating collaborative, empathetic approaches to supporting young people. 👏Thanks to all who contributed to this insightful morning! #WeAreForóige

🟣 Join Foróige’s Youth Justice Team in Clare and Tipperary - we’re recruiting for 9 roles, including: ✔ Youth Justice Workers ✔ Early Intervention Workers ✔ Family Support Workers These are full-time roles where you’ll work directly with young people and families supporting them to make positive, lasting change. 📅 Apply by 12th April 2025 Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/emR-UTjb

🟣 Foróige’s first-ever FIRST LEGO League Challenge Regional Tournament was an unforgettable day of innovation, teamwork, and robotics in action! 20 incredible teams from across Foróige took on the challenge, coding and designing autonomous LEGO robots to complete real-world missions. A huge congratulations to our winners, who will now go on to the All-Ireland Final in April! A massive thank you to CreativeHUT for their support in making this event a reality, and to all the young people who brought their creativity, problem-solving, and determination to the table. The future of STEM is bright! Huge thanks to our judges on the day too! Annemarie Regan, Davnet McEllin, Celine Heffernan, MBA, Michele Pringle, Odhran O'Mahony, Adam Leech, Brendan Harlowe, and Muireann O'Donoghue. #WeAreForóige

🟣 In this insightful Irish Examiner interview, our very own Brenda Keating reflects on her 18-year journey with Foróige, sharing her experience of empowering young people and families through her work. Read more about Brenda and find out how impactful a career with Foróige can be: https://lnkd.in/ec_b6ASR

🟣 The 2025 Foróige Reference Panel has officially begun! All across Ireland, young people were elected by their peers to represent their region – and this weekend, they came together. They brought ideas, energy, insight and leadership. They challenged, listened, collaborated and inspired. This isn’t just a gathering. It’s a spark. The beginning of another powerful chapter in youth voice and leadership at Foróige. To everyone who took part – we’re proud, we’re energised, and we’re excited for what’s next. #WeAreForóige #YouthParticipation

☘️ Seventy-three years ago this week, in a small room in Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny, a group of young people created something new - a space where they could lead, grow, and shape their own future. That spark became Foróige. Today, in Foróige Clubs, youth projects, and programmes that open doors, spark ideas, and create opportunities, that same spirit thrives. Some need someone to believe in them when it matters most. Others are ready to take on every challenge and make their mark on the world. And some are simply here for the friendships and the craic. Irish heritage isn’t just something we inherit - it’s something we create. It lives in the spaces we build together, the belief we have in each other, and the Ireland we shape every day. Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh. // ☘️ Seachtó trí bliana ó shin an tseachtain seo, i seomra beag i Móin Choinn, Co. Chill Chainnigh, bhailigh grúpa daoine óga le chéile chun rud éigin nua a chruthú - spás ina bhféadfaidís forbairt, fás, agus a dtodhchaí féin a mhúnlú. Ba é sin an lasair a chruthaigh Foróige. Sa lá atá inniu ann, i gClubanna Foróige, i scéimeanna óige, le cláir a osclaíonn doirse, a spreagann smaointe, agus a chruthaíonn deiseanna, maireann an spiorad sin fós beo. Tá daoine óga ann agus gá acu le duine a chreideann iontu in uair na práinne. Tá daoine eile réidh le haghaidh a thabhair ar an saol agus a rian féin a fhágáil ar an domhan agus tá cuid eile fós, anseo don chomhluadar agus don chraic. Níl ár n-oidhreacht Éireannach tugtha ó lámh dúinn - ach rud atá á chaomhnú á chruthú againn. Tá sí beo sna háiteanna ina dtagaimid le chéile, sa mhuinín atá againn as a chéile, agus sa tír atáimid ag cumadh gach lá. Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh. #WeAreForóige #PatricksDay2025

🟣 Foróige is hiring a new CEO!    This is an exciting opportunity to lead Foróige and shape the future of youth work in Ireland. Our CEO will provide leadership, drive strategy, and advocate for young people, ensuring they have the space to shape their own futures.      We’re looking for a leader with a strong track record in managing organisations of scale, strategic thinking, and a commitment to the Foróige Purpose and Philosophy. Experience in the non-profit, voluntary, or public sector is an advantage.       📅 Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 28th March 2025   📩 Apply now: Email your CV to apply@principalconnections.com for the attention of Eilish Devine, Practice Leader.   🔗 Find out more: https://bit.ly/ForoigeCEO

🟪 At Foróige, we’re always proud to see young people making waves in the world. The National Youth Council of Ireland and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland have opened applications for the United Nations Youth Delegate Programme 2025-2026 – an incredible chance for young people living in Ireland to get involved in global diplomacy. 🗓️ Deadline: Wednesday, 19 March 2025 ⬇️ Find out more and apply via the link in the post below.

🟣 Last Thursday, young people from Foróige attended 'Acting with Empathy', a fantastic event co-hosted by the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, University of Galway and their Patron, Irish actor Cillian Murphy, at the Stella Cinema in Rathmines, Dublin. 🟣 The evening included an exclusive screening of Cillian's film 'Small Things Like These', followed by a discussion with RTÉ’s John Kelly. Cillian reflected on his support of empathy-focused research at the UNESCO Centre in Galway and the importance of engaging young people in tackling social issues. 🟣 The event, held in association with Foróige and Penn State University, highlighted the Activating Social Empathy programme. This initiative, developed in partnership with Foróige, has been creating real impact by equipping young people with empathy, social values, and civic behaviour through youth work programmes and secondary schools around the country. 🟣 It was brilliant to see Foróige young people attending and embodying the transformative power of empathy in action. Proceeds from the evening will directly support the on-the-ground delivery of this evidence-based programme across Ireland.

🟣 Jack Woolley - an Olympian, advocate, and proud former Foróige member and volunteer - continues to inspire as he competes on Dancing with the Stars! 🪩 Jack’s journey from his time with Foróige to becoming Ireland’s first Olympic Taekwondo competitor, and now embracing a whole new challenge on the dance floor, shows the incredible power of persistence and courage to follow your dreams. 📺 Catch Jack on Dancing with the Stars tonight at 6:30PM on RTÉ One. Let’s celebrate Jack and everything he represents for young people everywhere. #WeAreForóige #JackWoolley #DancingWithTheStars #DWTSIRL