Ógras

Ógras was established in 1969 to meet a growing demand for Irish medium youth work services. We work on an all-island basis - North and South. Clubs are set up and run by volunteers with support from the regional development officers. Out ainm/objectives are as follows: 1. To facilitates young people by creating a safe environment that supports and encourages young people to enjoy speaking Irish in a fun, relaxed and contemporary environment. 2. We provide a vibrant, varied and planned youth work programme through Irish that encourages creative thinking, confidence building, social development, language development through fun, sports, cultural and leisure activities. 3. Ógras helps to promote the Irish language and culture by giving young people the space and opportunity to feel comfortable speaking Irish as part of a growing Irish speaking community. We would be interested in working with youth groups from any country but our main are of interes is culture, music, youth health, sports and outdoor activities.