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Tue 07 Jul 2008Teenagers fly in for Dublin 'clean-up'
Teenagers from across the globe will gather in Dublin this week for a four-day community project.
Youngsters from Belfast, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Scotland, the UK, Africa and Dublin will come together for Urban Soul, an initiative to clean up parts of the city.
They will paint over graffiti and run community activities in Dublin 1, 2, 7 and 8 There will also be events each evening led by American Reggie Dabs, who has spoken to millions of teenagers around the world about how to influence their future.
The children come from various religious and cultural backgrounds and the project will run until Friday.
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