We were delighted to meet the Taoiseach briefly, I handed him our document that we discussed with the Tánaiste highlighting issues affecting young people such as the student accommodation crisis. Looking forward to engaging with the Taoiseach over the year!
It was an amazing experience representing Irish Children at the UN Children’s Meeting with the
@OCO_ireland
YAP in Geneva. After months of hardwork working on our report “Pieces of Us”. I also met some wonderful people from Irish NGOs and had some really insightful conversations!
We had such a fantastic day at UCC on Friday holding Cork Consent Conference 2.0 A massive thanks to
@LouiseCrowley2
from
@BystanderUcc
, Dr Siobhán from
@ActiveConsent
and Mary Crilly from
@SVCCork
who joined us on the day and Misneach who sang us some amazing songs!!
Grateful for the chance to deliver a keynote at the ESD Forum in TU Dublin today. Shared a deeply personal speech, highlighting how the lack of education on the SDGs can also impact us as individuals, touching on my experiences with racism.
#ESDForum
I’m delighted to be attending the World Food Forum in Rome this week. President Michael D Higgins made a powerful statement and call to action. “We must move away from interest based choices on food policies."
It was a pleasure to meet James McIntyre, Ireland's Ambassador to Morocco 🇲🇦
@irlembrabat
, at the Global Ireland Summit yesterday! And he’s a fellow Mayo man!! 🟩🟥
#GlobalIrelandSummit
I was delighted to attend the first Mayo Cathaoirleach's Awards, where I was nominated for the Young Environmentalist of the Year award by my school.
@MayoCoCo
organised an amazing event hosted by the fantastic
@AngelinaNugent1
! A brilliant night was had!!
Day 1 of the ROB Training - We had a fantastic day, with some wonderful guest speakers who gave some excellent workshops. The Regional Officers learnt so much today from the speakers including myself! Looking forward to Galway tomorrow and Cork Wednesday!!
As the RLSO on the Coiste Gnó it is my
responsibility to co-ordinate the Regional Officers. We have 46 new Regional Officers and today I met with the
@issu4u
Regional Officer Body 2022! I cannot wait to start working with this amazing group on all the projects they have planned!
It was great meeting An Taoiseach
@MichealMartinTD
and Senator
@lichamber
yesterday at the
@mindspacemayo
office in Castlebar yesterday! Had an amazing conversation with the Taoiseach alongside Lisa and David, who are on the
@mindspacemayo
youth panel with me!
Mohammad attended a reception held by the President Michael D Higgins in Villa Spada.
He met with:
President Michael D Higgins and Sabina Higgins
Ireland's Ambassador to Italy Patricia O'Brien
Ireland's Ambassador to the Holy See Frances Collins
@PresidentIRL
@collinsfran08
Homeward bound after a week with
@PresidentIRL
in Rome & great to sit beside
@mohammad_naeem2
, one of the youth delegates. So much still to do in terms of food security, poverty, climate change, biodiversity loss & water quality. Proactive youth involvement will be essential.
I had an amazing time recording an episode of the podcast "The Making of an Activist" alongside the host Fiona Dunne
@fmdunne
today!! Thank you so much for having me on the podcast!!
Massive thank you to everyone who has supported and engaged with my campaign for the past week! It's an absolute honour to be your
@issu4u
Leas-Uachtarán elect!! Looking forward to working with the new Coiste Gnó!
Day 2 of the Rob Training - We had a fantastic day in NUIG, with another group of amazing guest speakers. The speakers had some excellent and really engaging workshops that were enjoyed by all the Regional Officers. A massive thanks to everyone for coming along today!!!
Day 3 of the ROB Training - We had a fantastic day at UCC. Also the last day, can’t believe they are over already! It has been such an amazing experience meeting everyone! The workshops were excellent and really engaging along with the panel!! Massive thanks to all the speakers!
Today was our first in-person Regional Council since 2019! We elected the first regional officers for 2022 and had huge interest in the role. It was great meeting so many passionate and determined students that want to make change!! Also welcome our new Regional Council Mascot!!
I am delighted to announce that I have been elected to be the next Regional Liaison and Support Officer Of the Irish Second-Level Students' Union
@issu4u
I am looking forward to working with the fabulous new NSE!!
Thank you to everyone who supported me!!
Register for your
@issu4u
Regional Council which is going to be back in person this year! Our last in person Regional Council was in 2019. This is your chance to become the 2021/2022 Regional Officer and represent the students of your region! Register now as spaces are limited.
✅Do you want to get involved with the ISSU?
✅Do you want to run to become an ISSU Regional Officer?
✅Are you ready to raise your voice regionally!?
🗳Register to attend your local Regional Council today!
🔗
#RegionalCouncil
#ISSU
#ISSU4U
Delighted to have graduated today from
@uniofgalway
, with a first class honours in Youth Leadership and Community Action! This was an amazing level 6 course I got to do through
@Foroige
. Had an amazing time today on campus.
The YAG met with the Anti Bullying Steering committee yesterday. We facilitated a discussion around what is being done in schools to prevent bullying and what we can do to further improve. An amazing experience and met some wonderful people at the event including
@ROConnor42
!!
Today I visited Barnahus Galway, a service which delivers professional services to children who have experienced sexual abuse all under one roof such as
@tusla
,
@HSELive
and
@gardainfo
. A vital service to ease trauma for children who have been sexually abused (1/3)
I have been working on this with the amazing
@issu4u
National Education Working Group and
@A_lee_see_ahh
the wonderful Education Officer! Can’t wait for everyone to see our report! 😊
Delighted to be selected for the
Youth Advisory Group for the
Anti Bullying Consultation!!
Attended my first meeting in
@dcediy
today, we did lots of prep work for the main consultation happening in May for second-level students across the country!
Meet our Youth Advisory Group who are working with us today to plan for the
@Education_Ire
consultation on the review of the action plan on bullying & of the anti-bullying procedures for primary & post-primary schools. It will be led by young people for young people
It was great speaking today alongside
@ISSU_President
@ProfLauraLundy
, Dr Niall Muldoon, Bernard Gloster and Kalem Garret.Very interesting discussions took place! Thanks to everyone who attended and
@Stephai65083018
the programme co-ordinator for facilitating the group 😊
Delighted to be speaking at the Mayo Tusla Youth Advisory Committee webinar on Youth Participation alongside some incredible people such as
@ProfLauraLundy
and Dr Niall Muldoon from the
@OCO_ireland
.
A very interesting discussion awaits us, thank you for the invitation!
We held the Regional Officer Body 2023 training, 37 amazing new Officers.This is the third ROB that I have been over since I started in 2020!
I also took part in a panel discussion alongside some amazing activists, who really inspired and motivated all our new officers & myself!
We are delighted to announce the return of Cork Consent Conference,which will be held in-person at UCC on the 6th of May featuring some very special guests!
Limited capacity available, so register now to avoid disappointment!
🔗:
#ISSU
#ISSU4U
#CCC
I had an amazing time yesterday being MC at the Department of Education Anti Bullying Consultation in the DCEDIY! We had over 50 students in attendance from across the country. The YAG will meet with Minister Norma Foley and the steering committee set up at their next meeting!
The Tusla Yap got the opportunity to look around the building. The
@OCO_ireland
Dr Niall Muldoon was in attendance who spoke about the importance of the service. I was honoured to receive an award from him in recognition of my commitment in youth work.
I have been leading on planning these trainings with the support of the Coiste Gnó and I cannot wait for them next week!! We have some amazing guest speakers coming to each training who will facilitate some excellent workshops. Be sure to check out the ISSU Insta for all the bts!
📣Are you ready for the ISSU filled Mid-term break?📣
We have a jam-packed mid-term break with three days of Regional Officer training & a Nurturing Bright Futures training day with
@UCCGrAttributes
!
Check out more upcoming ISSU events on our website:🔗
This model is only in Galway, and it is
vital that this is rolled out across the
country. All the staff are such an
amazing group and I am honoured
that I got to help in some way by
designing the mascots, leaflets and
how the building will look inside
alongside the Tusla YAP 2/3
And it's a wrap on our
#ComhairleNetworkingEvents
2021... Another great bunch of young people from all over the country with loads to say & so many brilliant ideas. The future is in good hands...
I can’t believe I forgot
@fmdunne
, who was an incredible panellist and is a great friend of the ISSU, who has supported us so much throughout the years.
Well done Mohammad Naeem! Your activism is so important.
- 6th year student
@StColmans
Claremorris is a member of the OCO Youth Advisory Panel & has just returned from the United Nations Children’s Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.