Category Archives: News and Events
Youthreach students meet President Mary McAleese
On Friday 11th March President Mary McAleese visited the Horizons Centre BYAP, to formally launch their 30th Anniversary celebrations. Following a rose planting ceremony the President was presented with a bouquet of flowers by Eoghan O Grady from Ballymun Youthreach. … Continue reading
Ballymun Youthreach hosts cake competition
Ballymun Youthreach hosted the annual cake competition amongst the city of Dublin Youthreach Centres on wednesday, April 13th. There was some wonderful creativity among the entrants and all the centres made great contributions to the competition. The overall winner was … Continue reading
Ballymun Youthreach takes part in good wishes to Japan exhibition
Some of the students of Ballymun Youthreach designed good will posters for display in Sendai, Japan to wish them a speedy recovery from the recent earthquake and tsunami. The exhibition will take place in Japan in May. Well done to … Continue reading
Mun Fun Run
Ballymun Youthreach walked, jogged and ran the annual Fun Run around Ballymun on Wed. 6th April. Jacqui Caulfield led the way finishing in eighteenth place while all our entrants finished the run successfully looking very smart in their new red … Continue reading
Ballymun Youthreach draw in friendly match
Ballymun Youthreach debuted their new jerseys in a friendly against Ballymun Comp on Friday, March 25th. The Comp gained the upper hand in the first half helped largely by their Business teacher John Platt starting in defence. Youthreach recovered from … Continue reading
New jerseys for the football team
We are delighted to announce that the very successful Ballymun Youthreach football team will soon be smartly kitted out in a brand new football strip. The team themselves chose the colours and design and we will post photos of them … Continue reading
New member of staff joins
We would like to welcome our newest member of staff to Youthreach. Mareta O’Driscoll will teach Communications and Literacy in the Centre and she will also coach the girl’s new football team.
Ballymun Youthreach hosts VEC Inservice
Ballymun Youthreach was the venue for the VEC Inservice during the recent mid-term break. We hosted workshops in Communications, Sex Education and Jewellery making. The events were all well attended and we would like to thank both the facilitators and … Continue reading
