Aaron Connolly on O’Casey in the Estate
Anyone who watched O'Casey in the Estate on RTE 1 will recognise his voice. Those who haven't seen it yet - should. You might find some familiar faces. Our own Aaron Connolly telling his story about the experience behind the filming of the documentary in under five...
Spencer Dock Family Fun Day 2019
Thanks everyone for coming out in spite of the weather! Supported this year by Hubspot, A Playful City, SWIM Ireland, Inland Waterways, Waterways Ireland, the Adventure Project, local volunteers and more!
Music to your ears, eyes and brain: scoring gold standards in mental health
Mental health wasn’t on the agenda when the Swan Youth Service started a weekly music group in the basement of its main centre in Dublin’s northeast inner city. However, “it became apparent quite early on that the music was bringing up a lot of issues young people...
Pioneering Career LEAP training programme gets young adults work-ready
Over 90% of at-risk young adults who participated in an innovative education programme developed by education experts in Trinity remain in full-time employment or in formal education, according to the findings of a study launched last week at an event in the Central...
SWAN YOUTH SERVICE’S YOUTH CAFÉ
SWAN Youth Service hosted a Youth Café event on the 25 April in St Agatha’s Hall. 30 young people from a number of youth clubs based in the NEIC area participated in the event which was facilitated by Community Action Network (CAN). The workshop focused on how the...
Helping unemployed adults in Dublin’s North Inner City transition to employment
Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, launched a research report on ‘Career LEAP’ a pioneering programme to help young unemployed adults in Dublin’s North Inner City transition to employment last week [November 9th]. Minister...
Programme to help young unemployed adults in Dublin’s North Inner City
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, launched ‘Career LEAP’ a pioneering programme to help young unemployed adults in Dublin’s North Inner City gain employment. The research led programme was developed by Trinity College Dublin’s Head of School...