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Latest News Major themes emerge in President’s Being Young & Irish Report Click here to download the PDF report Listen to President Higgins’ Response here Listen to Minister Fitzgerald’s Response here MAJOR THEMES EMERGE IN PRESIDENT’S BEING YOUNG AND IRISH 2012 REPORT Concerns about employment, the future of the economy, political reform, citizen participation and education for a full life are major priorities for almost 800 young people who contributed to the Being Young and Irish Report. The Being Young and Irish Report captures the views and offers the vision of almost 800 young people on life for young people in Irish society today as well as their proposals for the future of this country. The report, by the Centre for Social and Educational Research at Dublin Institute of Technology, quoting directly from young people’s contributions, covers topical and sometimes challenging issues in Irish society. It captures the spirit of the President’s regional workshops held during September where young people debated topics such as political accountability, social welfare provision, employment opportunities, education systems, gender equality and sexuality, abortion, mental health and suicide, civic participation and Irish identity and is the working document for the first of President Higgins’ seminars which is dedicated to the Being Young and Irish consultation. Commenting on the report President Michael D. Higgins said, “I would like to express my deep gratitude to the young people who joined workshops, or made contributions to the consultation. By so generously sharing of themselves – their hopes, their concerns, their vision and their vulnerabilities – and by reflecting with their peers on the future of Ireland, they demonstrate the active and inclusive citizenship that is both necessary and available to transform and renew Ireland in this period of great challenge and change.” The report was produced by researchers from Dublin Institute of Technology (D.I.T.) for President Michael D. Higgins’ Being Young and Irish Implementation Group at Áras an Uachtaráin and it captures the views of 775 young people who took part in the President’s Being Young and Irish initiative between the 25th May and 29th September of this year. Young people contributed to Being Young and Irish either by emailing or posting contributions to the President or by attending one of four regional workshops that he hosted. The D.I.T. research team analysed and coded the 445 online and postal contributions into the most common and recurring themes, as follows: Issues of employment and unemployment, enterprise and sustainable economy, social security, concern with the current economy and crisis Political Reform and accountability Education for life in a holistic way Equality in all its aspects Involvement of Young People in institutional decision making Being Positive in every way Health including in particular mental health Community, Civil Society and solidarity Identity as Irish people including taking charge of cultural and language issues These themes were also reflected in almost 300 contributions from young people at regional workshops in Dublin, Cork, Monaghan and Galway which took place on each of four Saturdays in September. The report will make a major contribution to the “Take Charge of Change” Declaration that 100 young people, acting as representatives for the wider group of almost 800 who took part in Being Young and Irish 2012, will formulate and present today to the President, senior officials and decision formers at President Michael D. Higgins’ first Presidency Seminar taking place today in Áras an Uachtaráin. The summary of the Being Young and Irish 2012 report in English and Irish is available to download and read now at www.president.ie Notes to Editor: For Being Young and Irish 2012 President Michael D. Higgins asked young people aged 17-26 years to respond to three questions: What is your vision for Ireland? What needs to happen to make your vision possible? What can you and other young people do to achieve this vision? Breakdown of thematic mentions Vision (232 sources, i.e., mentioned in 232 submissions) Employment, Enterprise, Social Security, Concern with Economy (174) Political reform (163) Education (162) Equality (122) Involve young people (106) Suggestions [for action] (105) Be positive (89) Health (82) Community and civil society (74) Identity as Irish (52) © 2012 Áras an Uachtaráin
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Latest News AN CHÉAD SEIMINEÁR UACHTARÁNACHTA Posted on 11/9/12, at 2:34 AN CHÉAD SEIMINEÁR UACHTARÁNACHTA DE CHUID AN UACHTARÁIN MICHEÁL D. UÍ UIGINN LE BHEITH ANN DÉ SATHAIRN 17 SAMHAIN 2012 An Óige agus an tÉireannachas 2012 #anÓige www.facebook.com/youngandirish Dé Sathairn 17 Samhain rachaidh an tUachtarán Micheál D. Ó hUiginn i mbun an chéad cheann dá chuid Seimineár Uachtaránachta in Áras an Uachtaráin. Is é An Óige agus an tÉireannachas 2012 an téama don seimineár seo. Tá breis agus 700 de dhaoine óga tar éis páirt a ghlacadh in An Óige agus an tÉireannachas ó seoladh é i mBealtaine na bliana seo. Beidh 100 duine óg i láthair ar an gcuid dheireanach den chomhairliúchán agus seimineár in Áras an Uachtaráin Dé Sathairn 17 Samhain, thar ceann na ndaoine óga a ghlac páirt sa cheithre cheardlann réigiúnacha sa tsraith An Óige agus an tÉireannachas 2012 faoi phátrúnacht an Uachtaráin i mí Mheán Fómhair. Mar bhailchrioch ar an lá cuirfidh daoine óga forógra “Glac Seilbh ar Athrú” i láthair an Uachtaráin agus a chuid aíonna. Meastar go mbeidh ionadaithe ó Roinn an Taoisigh agus ó ranna Rialtais éagsúla eile orthu siúd a bheas i láthair ag an seimineár. Le linn a óráide insealbhaithe anuraidh dúirt an tUachtarán Ó hUiginn: “Tá sé i gceist agam freisin le linn m’Uachtaránachta, roinnt Seimineár Uachtaránachta a reachtáil a léireoidh téamaí atá tábhachtach dár gcomhshaol agus a dhéanfaidh iniúchadh orthu, téamaí atá éagsúil agus níos leithne ná mar a éilíonn reachtaíocht, téamaí ar nós athbhunú muiníne inár n-institiúidí, an bhaint eiticiúil idir ár ngeilleagar agus ár sochaí, todhchaí na hEorpa agus í bunaithe ar shíocháin, dlúthpháirtíocht shóisialta agus inmharthanacht. “Díreoidh an chéad cheann de na seimineáir seo ar shaol na n-óg in Éirinn.” Níos luaithe i mbliana thug an tUachtarán cuireadh do dhaoine óga insint dó faoina bhfís d’Éirinn agus an chaoi leis an bhfís sin a bhaint amach. Thug sé cuireadh dóibh é sin a dhéanamh le pé leagan amach ba mhian leo, bíodh sé i bhfoirm próis, filíochta, amhrán, físeán agus/nó closán. Bhí freagairt dhíograiseach ann ó dhaoine óga a chuir a moltaí ar aghaidh chuig an Uachtarán tríd an suíomh idirlin www.president.ie nó tríd an phost. Tar éis don chuireadh seo a bheith curtha amach aige reachtáil an tUachtarán ceithre cheardlann réigiúnacha do dhaoine óga i mBaile Átha Cliath, Corcaigh, Muineachán agus Gaillimh. Ar cheithre Shatharn i ndiaidh a chéile i mí Mheán Fómhair chas an tUachtarán le daoine óga ag tús an lae agus lean siad ag obair le foireann d’éascaitheoirí gairmiúla agus iad ag tabhairt faoina smaointe maidir le todhchaí na hÉireann a scrúdú agus a phlé. Ghlac 439 de dhaoine óga páirt sa chomhairliúchán ar líne agus tríd an phost agus bhí 294 díobh i láthair ag na ceardlanna réigiúnacha. Tá foireann de thaighdeoirí ó Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath i mbun ainilísithe faoi láthair ar na moltaí a tháinig ar líne, sa phost agus go pearsanta ó dhaoine óga agus tá siad ag cur Tuarascáil An Óige agus an tÉireannachas 2012 i dtoll a chéile. Foilseofar an Tuarascáil ar www.president.ie agus déanfar é a sheachadadh chuig na ranna Rialtais agus gníomhaireachtaí cuí agus beidh sé mar bhunús leis an bhforógra ‘Glac Seilbh ar Athrú’ a chuirfidh daoine óga i láthair Dé Sathairn 17 Samhain. Beidh Seimineár Uachtaránachta An Óige agus an tÉireannachas 2012 ar siúl idir 10am agus 5.30pm i Seomra De hÍde in Áras an Uachtaráin. © 2012 Áras an Uachtaráin