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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On day two we were able to visit the Jerpoint Glassmaking Studio to watch the fascinating process of glass blowing. The trip has both inspired and informed our participants and their fabulous work here at LYCS, so keep an eye out for our upcoming exhibition early 2027! @NEICDublin

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Our #LYCS Stained Glass Group were delighted to travel down to Kilkenny last week on a trip that focused on the history and process of Irish glassmaking. We had the opportunity to visit the Kilkenny National Craft & Design Gallery to see the Oil, Sand, and Ash exhibition.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Free Adult Education classes in #LYCS. Materials provided. All welcome! @CityofDublinETB

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Free Adult Education classes in #LYCS. Materials provided. All welcome! @CityofDublinETB

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Free Adult Education classes in #LYCS. Materials provided. All welcome! @CityofDublinETB

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

LYCS has a rich history in community arts which can offer a visual voice to local issues. Today we have a variety of arts programmes running, and currently have spaces in some of our Wellbeing classes! Please reach out at info@lycs.ie or call 01 836 3416 to find out more. @CityofDublinETB

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We offer literacy and numeracy support, along with programs in Employability Skills, Pathways to Employment, Sports and Recreation and ICT, all designed to help learners reach their full potential. Contact us for more information at lycs.ie! #CommunityTraining @cityofdublinetbcdu.bsky.social

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Lourdes Youth Community Centre | Dublin | LYCS

LYCS is an integrated community based education, training, recreation and development project for development of our community

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#LYCS’s community training centre equips learners with the skills and knowledge needed for success in both education and the workforce. We focus on future-ready learning, providing practical training that helps support learners to progress to further education or employment.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

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Lourdes Youth Community Centre | Dublin | LYCS

LYCS is an integrated community based education, training, recreation and development project for development of our community

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We’re delighted to share our 2026/2027 #AdultEd timetable for #LYCS classes! Our classes provide a space for learners to acquire new skills and meet new people in their local community. Please reach out at info@lycs.ie/018363416 for more information. @irish.aid @neic_dublin @cityofdublinetb

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#LYCS was delighted to be in Dublin Central Library to speak to people about our Adult Programme and our Community Training Centre! Our programmes have started back after our Summer break - for more info, visit lycs.ie @pobal.ie #CommunityTraining #AdultEducation

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

No theatre experience needed—just curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to imagine a city where everyone belongs. Venue to be confirmed!

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Through creative workshops, storytelling, and performance, we'll work together to create a bold public theatre spectacle that celebrates diversity, promotes positive social change, and highlights stories from our community.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

#LYCS is delighted to announce a new drama group for this autumn, in partnership with @DublinCityVolunteerCentre! This Halloween be part of a unique street theatre project that explores what solidarity looks like in a changing Dublin.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

We are recruiting a Career Guidance Advocate for #LYCS & Liberties Community Training Centre (CTC). This post is 35 hours per week, and is shared on site between Liberties CTC and LYCS. Find more details, or find more information on other vacancies in LYCS here: www.lycs.ie/get-involved/

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Get Involved | LYCS

Join us in making positive changes for the NEIC Whether you’re a potential new member of our Board, looking to join our staff teams, or interested in donating to LYCS, your involvement helps us to work towards our vision of a community where no one i

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

📢 #LYCS is recruiting a General Manager for our Community Training Centre. This is your opportunity to play a major role in changing the lives of early school leavers! For further details on how to apply, visit: www.lycs.ie/get-involved/ #vacancies #vacancy #job @thewheelireland.bsky.social

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We still have some spaces available in our #LYCS Wellbeing Summer School! Come along to our exciting, interactive storytelling workshops - these sessions will blend performance, practical exercises, and myths with the art of storytelling.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Join us in #LYCS this July for two weeks of wellbeing focused learning! #NEICDublin

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Come join us for a free drama taster session at #LYCS! This is part of our Global Citizenship Education Programme, for more information on our GCE programmes head to lycs.ie! For more information contact ellen.corby@lycs.ie

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We’re excited to facilitate a taster session with some of these activities tomorrow at the @IDEA Annual Conference 2026. If you or your team are interested in taking part in a future training, please reach out to ellen.corby@lycs.ie or contact us via lycs.ie #LYCS @IrishAid

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Lourdes Youth Community Centre | Dublin | LYCS

LYCS is an integrated community based education, training, recreation and development project for development of our community

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The two workshops focused on using drama methodologies as a way to explore Climate Justice, and highlighted the ways in which we can approach Climate Action on both a local and global scale.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Our #GCE team were delighted to have the opportunity to run our GCE Facilitation Training with Feminist Communities for Climate Justice @NationalWomensCouncil

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

To celebrate, we are hosting an LYCS Launch and conversation with the author in LYCS. We will have copies of the book to give to attendees and the man himself will speak to us about the book and the creative writing work he is involved in.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

#LYCS have been running Creative Writing Classes and Groups over many years. One of our tutors, Sean Farrelly, has just had his first novel published: Tom Burne Has Left the Chat.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Your incredible resilience, teamwork, and determination over the past year has paid off - from conquering fear on the rock-climbing wall to hitting the bullseye in archery, the group threw themselves into every challenge. We are so proud of each of them! @IrishAid @NEIC @DublinCityCouncil @CDETB

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Huge congratulations to our amazing #LYCS Gaisce group who smashed their Adventure Journey this May! A massive well done to all our participants who earned a mix of Bronze and Silver Awards.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Overall, this campaign was an incredibly positive experience that sparked fantastic political awareness, active participation, and deep participant involvement in the democratic process. A massive thank you to our CE team and to everyone who cast a ballot and supported this campaign! @DALC

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Our mission? To encourage residents to take an active interest in democracy, learn how Ireland’s voting system works, and get involved!

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Every vote counts! Our #LYCS Community Employment (CE) team recently put together a brilliant campaign tackling the low number of voter registrations in our local area ahead of the Dublin by-election.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

We also celebrated our wonderful network at our recent Family Morning. It was a privilege to welcome our local families to connect over treats & review the children's learning journals, celebrating the incredible developmental progress & milestones each child has achieved with us. #NCI #ELI #LYCS

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

During Numeracy Week, our young learners took their mathematical skills into the community with a practical trip to the local shop—gaining hands-on experience with budgeting, counting coins, and understanding receipts.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Our #LYCS crèche has had a fantastic, action-packed spring season focusing on real-world education and community engagement.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

At our stand, we invited people to share what #GCE means to them: words like solidarity, love, inclusion, equality, opportunity, and community. The sessions highlights were a powerful theatre performance from @SeanOCasey and a panel of inspiring adult education learners.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

LYCS were delighted to be part of the North City Learning Adult Education Neighbourhood Showcase 2026 in Croke Park — this annual event is always a great opportunity to meet new people, strengthen networks, and showcase the work happening across our community.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Attended by youth & community workers from the NEIC and several Community Gardaí, Dr. Okeke's insightful lecture will further support the use anti-racist methodologies to promote solidarity in our community. @ideaireland.bsky.social @DublinCityCommunityCoop @NationalWomensCouncil @IrishAid @CDETB

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

We were delighted to welcome Dr. Jennifer Okeke, Anti-human Trafficking and Gender-based violence Specialist and Chair of the National Women's Council, to speak at our Spring lecture on the topic of "Race & Racism".

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

LYCS is offering a drop-in service for anyone interested in learning more about the upcoming by-election in Dublin Central this May. Please contact 018363416 for more information.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

This talk is open to all, but may be most relevant for community workers and service workers working in community outreach and global citizenship education. Please join us for what is sure to be a highly engaging conversation.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Dr. Okeke has lectured at Maynooth University and DCU; her doctoral research examined the trafficking of Black African women for sexual exploitation in Ireland, providing vital insights for global policy and social justice.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

She currently represents Ireland at the European Women’s Lobby & has held leadership roles with the European Network of Migrant Women & Irish migrant women's organizations. An internationally recognized speaker & trainer, she often contributes to policy advocacy at forums like the United Nations.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Dr. Jennifer Okeke is the Chairperson of the National Women’s Council (NWC), a research consultant, and an "Ambassador of Peace" recipient. A sociologist and subject-matter expert, her work focuses on gender-based violence, trafficking, migration, and intersectional inequality.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

This Spring, we are delighted to welcome Dr. Jennifer Okeke to speak to us on the topics of Race and Racism, and the ways in which community organisations can respond to ensure a more safe and equal world.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Every year, #LYCS holds lectures with leaders in the areas of Global Citizenship Education, community development and solidarity.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Refracted isn't just an art project; it’s a reminder that when you change your perspective, the world around you changes too. Community Art is a tool for social change Sincere thanks to #NEICDublin for funding this fantastic project and The Hugh Lane Gallery for supporting our learners.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The group studied the local photography exhibition Seen by Missy Brinkmeyer, commenting on focus, lighting, and composition. The group have now selected iconic locations from around our local area to base their original pieces on.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Here are some project updates from our Adult Ed. Stained Glass group in #LYCS. Our latest project, called Refracted, is all about changing the lens through which the #NEIC is viewed, revealing the complex and colourful layers that describe our community.

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

LYCS is seeking to recruit a new Board Chairperson to support our community development objectives and the development and move to our newly refurbished facility later this year. The role is an unpaid voluntary position. For further details or to apply, visit: www.boardmatch.ie/board-vacanc...

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LYCS (Lourdes Youth and Community Services) @lycsdublin.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

We have been re-invigorated in our continued efforts to promote active citizenship at home & globally Thank you to our incredible group of LYCS #GCE learners who took this journey, we’re excited to take learnings from this trip into future programmes & continue to take action towards a better world

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