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Young People Set To Take Centre Stage As 4 Corners Festival 2026 Events Announced

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Young people and youth-led conversations will take centre stage at the 4 Corners Festival 2026, which returns to Belfast from January 30 to February 8 with the theme Journey. The festival is a faith-based initiative delivered across venues in all four corners of the city, with events designed to encourage people to step beyond the […]

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Chris Quinn Confirmed As New Children’s Commissioner

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The Secretary of State, The Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP, has announced the appointment of Chris Quinn as the new Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People. As the fourth Commissioner since the establishment of NICCY in 2003, Chris will take up the appointment on 18 September 2023. In the absence of First and

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Many Young Adults Intend To Become Their Own Boss Within The Next 3 Years

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Seven in 10 young adults claim working for someone else is their ‘worst nightmare’ – and intend to start their own business within the next three years. A poll of 2,000 adults from a spectrum of age groups found 23 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds ‘hate’ the idea of the traditional nine to five.

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Belfast Theatre School Launches Sunday Sessions

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The Belfast School of Performing Arts (BSPA), Northern Ireland’s leading youth theatre school, is issuing a curtain call for young people to take part in the newly launched Sunday Sessions, scheduled to take place each Sunday from October to mid-December. Aimed at young people, aged 14 – 25, the project will connect Northern Ireland’s performing

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7 Young Northern Ireland Sports Stars To Watch Out For

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Sport in Northern Ireland is on the rise with the country producing lots of talented athletes in an array of different fields. From Carl Frampton to Jonny Evans there are many more famous sports stars who started out in Northern Ireland before going on to become successful and forge a career in their chosen field.

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Young Filmmakers Wanted For New Cinemagic Competition

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A Belfast children’s charity is on the hunt for talented young people who are interested in filmmaking. The search is now on for the Cinemagic Young Filmmaker 2018. The charity is looking for young people who make short films aged 25 and under, living in the UK or Ireland to enter. Now open for entries,

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Just Do It Say Over 50s: Young People Urged To Take The Risks

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YOUNG people need to take more risks, enjoy life and don’t have regrets according to over 50s in a new survey. Almost two thirds of the 2,000 over 50s surveyed life insurance company FiftyLife said that missed opportunities and not taking risks lead to regrets over not doing and risking failure. The survey group revealed

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New Initiative To Support Belfast’s Young People To Develop Their Future Careers

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Young people across Belfast are being given the opportunity to take part in a new initiative designed to support them in their future careers. More than 4,000 teens across the city will taken part in the Belfast City Council’s Career Development Programme which will provide post-primary school pupils with opportunities to experience the world of work, support them

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Don’t Miss The Signs Of Childhood Bullying Just Because It’s The School Holidays

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Childhood bullying is something we all remember in some way, shape or form.  Either as victims, perpetrators or those who watched from the sidelines. But the landscape of bullying has changed significantly since most of us were teenagers or children.  With the emergence of the technological age young people are far more connected today than

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Young People More Loyal To Their Phone Than Their Partners

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Young people across the UK are more loyal to their mobile phone network than their PARTNERS, a study has found. The survey discovered that smartphone-mad 18-30 year olds spend an average of four years and two months with their network, compared to just three years and nine months in romantic relationships. And despite a long

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“We’ll Never Achieve Our Dreams,” Say Three Quarters of Young Brits‏

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Having a successful career, going to university and owning a house are seen as ‘fantasies’ for millions of young people, according to new research. Three quarters of Brits aged 16-25 are also unconvinced they’ll ever be able to land a job they love – something which was far more achievable for the previous generation. online

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Shattering The Mask: What’s It Like To Be Young And Disillusioned In 2017?

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In an age of social media and awareness, you could be forgiven for thinking that we are more connected as a society than previous generations. However, the declining mental health resources, political unrest and constant exposure to all the failings of our social system via the internet means people are in fact at risk of

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