Ógra form Fianna colour party

ÓGRA Shinn Féin recently held a weekend of activities in County Louth. The series of events took place between Dundalk and Drogheda, from the 23 - 25 October. Activists from Cork, Meath, Tyrone, Armagh, Fermanagh and throughout Louth came together for a weekend of education, debate, and craic agus ceol.
Events ranged from a showing of the highly acclaimed Blanketmen film produced by Barry Curran, a rebel night with the Spirit of Freedom, discussion with Laurence McKeown, a talk on Na Fianna, to a march in memory of the 22 Irish republican Hunger Strikers.
At the Hunger Strike March in Drogheda, Ógra Shinn Féin formed up with a colour party commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the foundation of Na Fianna Éireann, and Ógra activist Donnchadh O’Laoghaire spoke about the significant anniversary and the role that young republicans can play today.
Speaking on the weekend, Ógra activist Daithí Kellaghan said,
“I would like to thank all who attended the weekend, educational weekends can help explain where we have come from, and set the context for today, and what we as young republicans need to be doing. The Hungerstrike march was well attended and Ógra’s contribution was a fitting memorial to Na Fianna Éireann and all the young Fians who have died in Ireland’s freedom struggle.

Ógra Shinn Féin initiate child protection drive

Ógra Shinn Féin recently provided young activists with child protection training. The training was provided by Youthnet in Tar Anall, West Belfast on Sunday 25 October.
The programme will enhance the skills of activists in working with young people, and bring a more professional attitude to organising events and engagement with wider youth in the community.
Speaking on completing the training, National Organiser of Ógra Shinn Féin Barry McColgan said,
“Child protection is something which every youth organisation needs. Child protection training legally enables an organisation and their activists who have gone through it, to adequately and legally work with youth who are 17 and under, but it also enhances skills and promotes models of best practice in how to work with young people.”
“Ógra Shinn Féin will be pursuing a pro active programme to ensure that by the end of next year, 100 young activists have gone through child protection training.”