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Comhairle na nÓg are youth councils in the 31 local authorities around the country.

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Comhairle na nÓg means Youth Council, it provides young people with an opportunity to discuss and debate matters of relevance to them and their community. Through Comhairle na nÓg young people are encouraged to speak out and have their voices heard around various topics. There is a Comhairle na nÓg located in the 31 local authorities of the country, we are Dublin City Comhairle na nÓg our members are aged 12-17years.

Dublin City Comhairle na nÓg:

 

About us:

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Each year we focus on a working topic that is voted for by the young people who attend our annual meeting in Croke Park. Young people aged 12-17years can attend our AGM, they must attend school /a youth organisation or live in the Dublin City Council Area. 

  • We have 47 members aged 12-17years.
  • Members are elected for a two year term.
  • We are youth lead. 
  • We focus on a different working topic annually.
  • We use our platform to represent the voices of young people.
  • We are given the opportunity to be involved in the development of local services and policies.
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2019 AGM:   

Each year we focus on a working topic that is voted for by the young people who attend our annual meeting in Croke Park. Our AGM is open to young people aged 12-17years who live or go to school / attend a youth organisations in the Dublin City Council area, you can check if you are in the Dublin City Council Area here.

Some insight into what our AGM looks like

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  • Our AGM is led by current Dublin City Comhairle members. 
  • At the AGM participants discuss topics of importance to young people.
  • They vote on the Dublin City Comhairle working topic for the year ahead.
  • At the AGM members provide feedback on the progress they have made over the last year.
  • New members are elected onto Dublin City Comhairle. 

 

2020 Working Topic

Future Talks

Our 2020 working topic was Climate Action and the outcome was “Future Talks” an online youth event for young people aged 12-17years it covered everything from saving the planet to sustainable fashion and featured a Q&A session at the end. 

Speakers included Flossie Donnelly, Tara Stewart and Fridays For Future. 

 

You can view our Future Talks event here:

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Other Initiatives:

Aswell as our Future Talks event we developed some anti-waste images as part of a social media campaign:

Every litter bit hurts2 Solution not pollution irish Every litter bit hurts irish Litter Poster Solution not pollution

We also focused on developing youth infographics to highlight the importance of wearing your face covering: 

Don't forget your face covering 1 Don't forget your face covering 2 Don't forget your mask3 irish copy DIY Face Mask DIY Pleated Face Mask Don't forget your face covering 1 Don't forget your face covering 3 (English) Don't forget your mask2 irish

2019 Working Topic:

Our 2019 working topic was education and we were very proud to launch our Education resource entitled “What School Doesn’t Teach You”  developed by us for young people. The resource covers topics such as Relationships, Politics, Life Skills and education the focus of the resource is for young people aged 12-17years.

What school doesn't teach you
English version (9.1MB) Leagan Gaeilge (9.1MB)

Get social with us:

For updates follow us on Twitter: @DCCcomhairle  Instagram @Dublincitycomhairle

Further information on Dublin City Comhairle na nÓg contact   Mary Mooney Dublin City Comhairle Coordinator.  Tel: 01 222 5394 M: 086 601 4215 E: [email protected]

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