Press Release Baol Segberg
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Issued on behalf of the Council Document Title: European Seminar in Germany
by M.Keyes Head of Corporate Services Author :Tony O Hagan
Tel: 4149100 Creation Date: 22/08/2003
Email:mkeyes@sdublincoco.ie
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Young people from South Dublin County to take part in a European Seminar in Germany
South Dublin Comhairle na nÓg members travel to Germany to attend a European Seminar in the Youth Education Centre in Bad Segeberg
A delegation of young people from South Dublin Comhairle Na nÓg will travel to the Youth Education Centre in Bad Segeberg, Germany at the kind invitation of the Council of Bad Segeberg, to participate in a Youth Seminar entitled “Behind the Horizonâ€. They will be joined by delegations from Poland, Estonia, Denmark and Germany. The aim of the seminar is to develop contact and communication between young people from different countries. South Dublin County is twinned with the district of Bad Segeberg.
The programme of activities includes:
Ø Information briefings in European political structures and administration
Ø Workshops on the future of Europe
Ø Cultural Events
Ø Visit to Government Buildings
South Dublin Comhailre Na Nog was established in May 2002 and holds it’s meetings in the Council Chamber at County Hall, Tallaght. There are eighteen young people on the Comhairle, nine boys and nine girls. The members are aged between eleven and seventeen years. Each member represents one of the five electoral areas in South Dublin County. The Community Services Department of the Council is the secretariat for the Comhairle.
The Mayor of South Dublin County, Cllr Maire Ardagh wished the youngsters well on their visit to Germany and she described the initiative as “very exciting, worthwhile and innovativeâ€
The young people will arrive in Germany on the 22nd August and return to Ireland on 29th August.
For more information contact:
Tony O’Hagan, Senior Community Officer
Community Services Department
South Dublin County Council
Town Centre
Tallaght
Dublin 24