Coolock’s Princess is a local champ

The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI), which represents organisations working with young people nationwide, has launched its Local Champions initiative, a campaign aimed at ensuring increased investment in young people and youth work locally and nationally.

eighteen-year-old Princess Graham from Coolock has been selected as the Local Champion for the Dublin Bay North constituency.

Princess is hoping to engage with representatives including TDs Richard Bruton, Sean haughey, Denise Mitchell, Cian O’Callaghan and Aodhan O’Riordan among others.

Princess Graham said: “I’m looking forward to meeting my local representatives as soon as possible to share my personal experiences with the Sphere 17 youth group. I want them to know how great they are and the good work they are doing in involving young people around the community, especially us asylum seekers.

“I want to make sure that our local representatives have knowledge of this information to carry it to the national level, so that Sphere 17 in my area, and youth work around the country, get its fair share in the budget.”

To learn more about the Local Champions Initiative and NYCI’s efforts to advocate for increased investment in youth work, please visit youth.ie