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** September 2025
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Hi John,

I hope you're keeping well.

This week is Children First Awareness week ([link removed]) , and the National Child Protection Programme has planned a week-long suite of events, activities and promotions designed to shine a spotlight on safeguarding, celebrate the role of youth workers and volunteers, and support everyone working with children and young people to continue building safe, inclusive environments. You can find out more and register for our events on our website. ([link removed])

And as always, below you'll find your roundup of deadlines for our upcoming training, job opportunities and calls.

All the best,

Charlie
NYCI

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Upcoming training, deadlines, and calls
* Send an email to Minister McEntee calling on her to support youth work in Budget26 ([link removed])

* Children First Awareness Week 2025 Webinars ([link removed]) Sep 15 - 19

* Children First Awareness Week 2025 - Recognising and Responding to Peer Abuse ([link removed]) Sep 17

* Launch of the new QQI Award Standards for Youth Work at NFQ Levels 5 ([link removed]) Sep 18

* Match Hub International ([link removed]) deadline Sep 21

* We’re Hiring: CRM Project Manager ([link removed]) deadline Sep 21

* NUI Certificate in Global Youth Work and Development Education 2025 – 2026 ([link removed]) deadline Sep 22

* Addressing Consent and Pornography with Young People ([link removed]) Sep 23 - 24

* Skills Summary in Youth Work Online Training ([link removed]) Sep 24

* Youth Participation and Empowerment ([link removed]) Sep 25

* Have your say on Artificial Intelligence and how it impacts on young people ([link removed]) deadline Sep 28

* Young People’s Committee 2025 ([link removed]) deadline Oct 7

* B4U Decide (Limerick) ([link removed]) Oct 8 - 9

* Reflect, Respond, Renew: The Role of Youth Work in Mental Health and Wellbeing ([link removed]) Oct 10

* Black History Month – Online event ([link removed]) Oct 17

* Addressing consent&pornography with young people (Donegal) ([link removed]) Oct 21 - 22

* EU Presidency: Critical Consultations ([link removed]) Oct 28


Resources you might like
* How to Talk About Youth Work in Ireland - A FrameWorks Toolkit ([link removed]) download now


In the news

As part of our Budget 2026 campaign, the launch of our RED C research on young people and the cost-of-living crisis ([link removed]) generated over 150 pieces of media coverage in national and regional media. Below is just a selection. The findings – showing that three in five under-25s are considering emigration and over 80% fear for their future – resonated widely and helped drive debate on the urgent need for investment in young people.

* RTÉ News - Three-in-five under-25s considering emigration – survey ([link removed]) (10 Sept)

* The Irish Times - ‘Just not enough places’: Young people say accommodation is most pressing cost of living issue – report ([link removed]) (10 Sept)

* Irish Examiner (opinion) - Kathryn Walsh: Government must act on youth fears ([link removed]) (10 Sept)

* Irish Independent - Majority of young adults considering emigration due to cost-of-living pressures ([link removed]) (10 Sept)

* Sunday Independent (opinion) - Eoin O’Malley: We need to change economic course or more of our young people will be taking flight ([link removed]) (14 Sept)

* TheJournal.ie - Three in every five adults under 25 are thinking about emigrating ([link removed]) (10 Sept)

* TheJournal.ie (opinion) - I left Ireland for a better life in Paris. Here’s why many young Irish people are considering the same ([link removed]) (13 Sept)

* BreakingNews.ie - Cost of living: Three in five under-25s are considering emigration, poll reveals ([link removed]) (10 Sept)

* Newstalk - Young wanting to leave Ireland is ‘on our generation’ – Jonathan Healy ([link removed]) (10 Sept)

Remember to check out our News Feed ([link removed]) for regular updates.

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