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Lisa Carroll and Leigh Curran at the launch of The National Youth Council of Ireland‚ (NYCI) report “Time to Go?” in Dublin
Government failing to address emigration, youth organisation claims

The Government is failing to adequately address youth emigration or support the needs of young people leaving the country in search of work, th(...)

The National Youth Council of Ireland have called on the Government to appoint a dedicated minister to take responsibility for emigration policy and the Irish abroad. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times
One in four have had family member emigrate

One in four Irish people have had a close family member emigrate in the last two years, according to a new survey. Half of those still li(...)

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald is set to appear at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children today. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times
Youth workers protest over cuts to youth work budgets

A group of around 50 youth workers and young people took part in a demonstration against cuts to youth work budgets this morning. The dem(...)

Youth emigration has been on the rise since 2008, with CSO migration estimates released last April showing that, between 2008 and 2012 the numbers from the 15-24 age group who are estimated to have emigrated have doubled from 17,800 to 35,800.
Sharp fall in numbers of young jobless

The number of under-25s on the live register has fallen dramatically in a number of social welfare offices in the past year with some witnessing a (...)

Roisin Ingle on ... singing a new tune

You hear the phrase so often these days, you’d almost believe it was a useful thing to say. It’s so pervasive you might even be convinced it wa(...)

EU Commissioner for Youth Androulla Vassiliou (centre) with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Frances Fitzgerald with delegates (from left) Georgias Giazlas of Greece, Ami McArdle of Ireland, Ivo Santos of Portugal and Amy Robinson of Ireland at yesterday's first day of the EU Youth Conference at the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham. 150 young delegates from 27 EU member states are participating in the conference. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien
Europe can’t afford to have “a lost generation of young people”, Minister says

JOANNE HUNT Eu rope can’t afford to have “a lost generation of young people”, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Fran(...)

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