Young and Irish Voices
Maria Walsh is a former Rose of Tralee who was at TY Expo with the Thomas Meagher Foundation. This organisation encourages citizenship by focusing on the Irish flag and what it means for young people. We spoke to Maria about her experiences and the work of the Thomas Meagher Foundation, and learned about her life post-Rose of Tralee.
Lorcan and Elena
Youth Media Team
We spoke with the volunteers from the Pramerica Spirit of the Community Awards at their stand at TY Expo. This is an all-Ireland programme that rewards students for their volunteerism. Students can apply for the award online and you can hear more about the award in our interview below:
Lorcan and Elena
Youth Media Team
Scifest is an exciting Science programme for all schools and is free to enter. It is particularly suited to TY and there are competitions at local, regional and national levels. Shiela Porter is one of the founders of SciFest and she spoke to us about the programme and how students can get involved.
Lorcan and Elena
Youth Media
Zeminar are a wellbeing and education movement for Generation Z and focus on 15-20 year olds. They were at TY Expo to promote Zeminar, which takes place in October in the RDS coinciding with global mental health week and features a huge range of influential speakers.
Lorcan and Elena
Youth Media Team
Lorcan and Elena interviewed some of the early arrivals at Ty Expo in Punchestown Racecourse. They asked three TY students from Holy Family School Rathcoole about what they hoped to get from their year in TY
Lorcan and Elena
Youth Media Team