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Aug 31 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
Great coverage of our last event with Balbriggan Youth Forum visiting Howth.
Find out more Balbrigganintegration.ie
If you know a 15-18 year old who'd like to join, get in touch.
Our next trip will be to Dáil Éireann.
#Youth #representation #engaging
Alt text: gif with green and red background, BYF logo and a photo of a newspaper clipping from the Fingal Independent with photos of our trip to howth lifeboat and fishing piers
Thanks @fingalindo for sharing our adventures with the wider community. Representation matters and we appreciate your support.
Balbriggan Youth Forum provides opportunities for young people in Balbriggan to speak about key social issues, connect with organisations to learn about those issues and how they affect young people, and learn new skills to share with others.
BYF was established in 2021 by @BalbrigganIF and @CairdeB in acknowledgement that young people needed a platform for their own voices, to share the views of young people in the town and raise issues of concern to them. Funded by @CommunityFound
This is a community action project we are proud to support as volunteers, drawing on the support of our wide network of partners to enhance the Forum's activities and development.
You can also read about our Balbriggan Youth Forum trip to Howth online at m.independent.ie/regionals/dubl…
@fingalindo @BalbrigganIF @CairdeB #localnews #youth #RepresentationMatters
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