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2012

Youth

Technological University Dublin

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Take Charge Of Change: Being Young And Irish 2012, Full Report, Kevin Lalor, Matt Bowden, Kevin Griffin, Rosaleen Mcelvaney, Bernadette Quinn, Cathy Kelleher Jan 2012

Take Charge Of Change: Being Young And Irish 2012, Full Report, Kevin Lalor, Matt Bowden, Kevin Griffin, Rosaleen Mcelvaney, Bernadette Quinn, Cathy Kelleher

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FOREWORD BY PRESIDENT MICHAEL D. HIGGINS

I initiated the ‘Being Young and Irish’ consultation with the young people of Ireland because of my belief that we are in a period of immense change. How that change is interpreted and how we as citizens respond is crucial to our present challenging circumstances. Our response will define our future.

In the change that takes place, the creativity, the imagination, the decencies, of young people must have an opportunity of being expressed. To be in charge of change is the challenge that faces all of us citizens in Ireland, in Europe, in our …