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GAZETTE
OCTOBER 1993
N E W S
60s Night to Benefit 90s Youth
Everx xear over 180,000 young people benefit from CYC senices.
On Friday 12 November next,
Eileen
Monahan
, Solicitor and Director of
the Doyle Hotel Group, is staging a
60s Night at Blackhall Place to
benefit youth projects in Dublin run
by the Catholic Youth Council
whose director, Rev
Martin Clarke,
is
a solicitor.
Since 1944, the Catholic Youth Council
has been caring for young people in the
greater Dublin area, especially those
who are disadvantaged. Every year, over
180,000 young people benefit from its
services, which are available to all
young people, irrespective of their
background or religious beliefs.
Rev
Martin Clarke,
Solicitor, Director
of the Catholic Youth Council says:
"We very much appreciate the support
of the Law Society and the solicitors'
profession in offering us the proceeds of
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the '60s Night' ".
Father Clarke described the projects
which will benefit from the proceeds:
"Ronanstown Youth Service
provides
a wide range of services for young
people in Neilstown, Clondalkin. This is
a community where there is high un-
employment (over 60%) and very little
opportunity for the huge youth popula-
tion (6,500 under the age of fourteen).
Unfortunately, most media coverage of
this area concentrates on the bad news -
crime, "joyriding", drug abuse, etc.
However, the full picture is much more
hopeful and positive. In particular, there
are many voluntary youth groups and
clubs which provide a variety of
activities with the support of
Ronanstown Youth Service. The Service
also co-ordinates a very successful
Youth Theatre Group, sporting
activities (from swimming to volley-
ball), a printing service for community
groups and a job finding service for the
young unemployed. Ronanstown Youth
I Service also welcomes young people
who are unemployed to its Drop-In
Centre three afternoons each week.
"Coolure House
near Castlepollard, Co.
Westmeath was founded in 1973 when
the Honourable Thomas Pakenham
made the Dower House to Tullynally
Castle available to CYC for a nominal
rent. This beautiful house on the shores
of Lough Derravaragh is now a holiday
and recreation centre for young people,
with accommodation for 80 visitors,
most of whom come from Dublin City.
This year, about 4,000 young people
will enjoy a holiday in Coolure House."
"Young Travellers
are in special need
of youth services, particularly those
living on official halting sites provided
by the Local Authorities on the outskirts
of Dublin. Since 1985, CYC has been
working with young travellers in the
Tallaght area, and over the past few
years has also provided services for
young travellers in the Blanchardstown
area. While awaiting conventional
buildings at these halting sites, we have
even operated out of converted railway
carriages! These services have
j
developed very satisfactorily, and we
now employ 10 young travellers (under
a FAS scheme) to assist us in our work."
"These are but three examples of the
work of CYC, not to mention our 350
Youth Clubs, our Summer Projects for
30,000 people, and our 3 Youth
Information Centres!
"I look forward to seeing you on Friday
12 November."
Eileen Monahan
reports that Doyle
Hotel Group will be sponsoring a raffle
for a weekend for two in the Group's
Clifton Ford Hotel, London, and says
"the evening will be great fun, with lots
of features including Paddy Cole and his
band, a buffet supper, and plenty of
flower power.
Ray
and I know we can
rely on the support and generosity of
members of the profession and we are
looking forward to seeing you there - in
your resurrected 60s gear!"
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