Niki Downes

UDYC’s December and January Update

International Exchange Trip in Ireland with Romanian & German Group UDYC welcomed our International Exchange Partners from Romanian and Germany to Ireland for 10 days during Autumn Mid Term Break. Our Exchange Partner Organisations were National College Eudoxiu Hurmuzachi from Romania & Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde Altenwalde in Germany both secondary schools …

UDYC’s November Update

Taking a Leading Role – Part 3 by Grace Langley (Nenagh) We began with a workshop led by Edward Hardy, where he recapped what we had learned over the past two leadership weekends. The Qualities and Responsibilities of a Youth Leaders was particularly a reference point with a key quality …

Senior Summer Camp 2019

Senior Summer Camp by Edward Hardy (Banagher) Our final event of the summer was our Senior Summer Camp which took please at Lissadell Youth Conference and Youth Centre, Co. Sligo. There were 27 participants and leaders in attendance which included Steve Grasham (Youth Ministry Development Officer CIYD) and his wife …

Junior Summer Camp 2019

Junior Summer Camp by Wren Higgins (Birr) The Junior Summer Camp this year was held in Ovoca Manor, Avoca Co. Wicklow. Throughout the week the majority of our activities were on site in the amazing facilities that the centre had to offer. These included jacobs ladder, orienteering, high & low …

Summer Madness 2019

Summer madness – “Shaped & Stirred” by Sophia Levie (Mountshannon) This year we had an excited group of young people on a bus from Limerick heading up to Glenarm Castle estate in Co. Antrim to be “Shaped and Stirred” by this year’s theme. This year we were led by fabulous …