Rural Youth Assembly

The Rural Youth Assembly is a commitment in ‘Our Rural Future – Rural Development Policy 2021-2025’. The Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD) has responsibility for this measure, which builds on the direct engagement with young people that commenced during the policy development and has continued since the policy was launched in March 2021.

The Assembly is co-hosted by DRCD and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth’s National Participation Office. The Assembly comprises a group of young people between the ages of 12-24 who discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with living, working and socialising in rural Ireland.

DRCD’s objectives of the event are:

to continue our ongoing dialogue with young people
to provide a platform for young people in rural Ireland to have their voices heard
to workshop topics of importance for young people
to produce recommendations for Government to consider in future Our Rural Future Work Programmes

Further information and videos from Rural Youth Assemblies can be found below:

Rural Youth Assembly Summary Report 2023

National Rural Youth Assembly 2023 - Civic Participation of Young People in Rural Ireland: Summary Report

Rural Youth Assembly

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