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The girls Amy Walsh, Niamh Finnegan, Eimi Smith, Caileigh Anne Ryan, Elizabeth McNicolas, Shania Collins and Ellen Walsh attended the special Youth Summit in Dublin Castle on 19 September 2014.
Congratulations to our students who participated in the Unicef Youth Summit in Dublin

The girls Amy Walsh, Niamh Finnegan, Eimi Smith, Caileigh Anne Ryan, Elizabeth McNicolas, Shania Collins and Ellen Walsh attended the special Youth Summit in Dublin Castle on 19 September 2014. The students had been working as ‘media ambassadors’ for UNICEF Ireland to promote the national online poll that UNICEF were conducting in the Unicef ‘It’s about us’ campaign to see what global issues young people are concerned about.

As media ambassadors some of the girls were interviewed and photographed by the national newspapers television stations and they also took part in workshops.  The conference participants were also given a special video address from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

According to their teacher, the girls fulfilled their roles with a poise and maturity that belies, their youth and fully participated in the day’s proceedings with great enthusiasm.

The Irish Independent report can be viewed here :  Bright young things: Teens gather for UNICEF Summit
The Irish Times article: Irish youth poll urges priority for health and education for children
The UNICEF Youth Summit & Bank Ki-moon address: UNICEF Youth Summit 

The girls Amy Walsh, Niamh Finnegan, Eimi Smith, Caileigh Anne Ryan, Elizabeth McNicolas, Shania Collins and Ellen Walsh attended the special Youth Summit in Dublin Castle on 19 September 2014.
The girls Caileigh Anne Ryan, Shania Collins, Ellen Walsh, Amy Walsh, Eimi Smith, Niamh Finnegan and Elizabeth McNicolas who attended the special Youth Summit in Dublin Castle on 19 September 2014.

 

The conference was opened with the releasing dozens of blue balloons at Dublin Castle symbolising the young peoples wishes for a better world for children.
The conference was opened with the releasing dozens of blue balloons at Dublin Castle symbolising the young peoples wishes for a better world for children.
The conference participants were also given a special video address from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
The conference participants were also given a special video address from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Some of the key speakers at the conference were Peter Power executive director of Unicef Ireland, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Dr. James Reilly, Bill Liao co-founder of CoderDojo and Weforest.org, Rosie O’Reilly creative director of Redress, Niamh Heery award winning filmmaker and artist and Solomon Nkonde youth facilitator and radio presenter.
Some of the key speakers at the conference were Peter Power executive director of Unicef Ireland, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Dr. James Reilly, Bill Liao co-founder of CoderDojo and Weforest.org, Rosie O’Reilly creative director of Redress, Niamh Heery award winning filmmaker and artist and Solomon Nkonde youth facilitator and radio presenter.

 

The girls being interviewed and photographed by the national newspapers and television stations
The girls being interviewed and photographed by the national newspapers and television stations
The girls being interviewed and photographed by the national newspapers and television stations
The girls being interviewed and photographed by the national newspapers and television stations

 

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