Youth Night initiative

A pilot Oíche na hÓige (‘Youth Night’) 2025 will be held on Friday, 21 November, for communities nationwide to celebrate their local young people, youth clubs and services, and youth workers and volunteers.

Participants are encouraged to design a showcase event as a celebration and to let the wider community know what their club or service means to them, whether by inviting the public into their space or through other innovative means.

The initiative is being supported under Opportunities for Youth, the national strategy for youth work and related services, and is inspired by the success of events such as Culture Night and Open House, Dublin.

The Department of Education and Youth will make funding available through the Education and Training Boards to help clubs and projects run events on Oíche na hÓige. Grant funding is available to help participating clubs with costs, including food and drink, music and equipment hire, materials, displays, entertainment, and promotional costs, including media, video, photography and printing, including preparation of materials prepared ahead of Oíche na hÓige. 

More information for clubs and services will be available from their local ETB Youth Officer.

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