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Young people reminded to register to vote before annual update of register
- Politics
- November 23, 2020, 20:28
Young people have been reminded to register to vote before an annual update of the register on Wednesday. The National Youth Council of Ireland – it(...)

Young people ‘need higher PUP rate, jobs support package’
- Social Affairs
- October 9, 2020, 11:50
The Government must restore young people to the higher pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) rate or deliver a “massive” jobs support package for them i(...)

Election 2020: Voters must register by close of business on Wednesday
- Politics
- January 20, 2020, 10:43
This Wednesday is the deadline for inclusion on the electoral register in order to be able to vote in the general election on February 8th. Those wh(...)

Youth council calls for €15m investment in apprenticeships and training
- Economy
- August 5, 2019, 00:01
Investing €15 million in apprenticeships and training could halve long-term youth unemployment by 2020, the National Youth Council has said. In a pre(...)

Number of under-26s in long-term unemployment nears 8,000
- Social Affairs
- October 8, 2018, 00:02
Almost 8,000 people under the age of 26 have been unemployed for a year or more, a figure which is “still far too high”, according to the National You(...)

State should invest €22m to halve youth unemployment, NYCI says
- Economy
- July 30, 2018, 18:30
The Government should invest €22 million in education, training and access to apprenticeships in an effort to halve long-term youth unemployment by th(...)

Abortion vote: College campuses emerge as key battlegrounds
- Education
- May 11, 2018, 01:00
As early as last January, when Government strategists began planning the timing of the abortion referendum, a single date stood out: May 25th. “It wa(...)

More than 10,000 under-25s now among long-term unemployed
- Economy
- December 7, 2017, 18:56
The National Youth Council of Ireland has expressed concern that more than 10,000 under-25s are now among the long-term unemployed. Despite the fall i(...)

Young people urged to register to vote before deadline
- Politics
- November 16, 2017, 09:11
Up to 150,000 young people may not be eligible to vote ahead of the registration deadline on 25th November, the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYC(...)

Call for €32m Budget spend on youth mental health care
- Social Affairs
- August 8, 2017, 00:01
Investment in youth mental health care should be a Government priority in the autumn budget, a leading young people’s organisation has urged. The Nat(...)