Aoife McGovern and Clodagh Daly with Elsa Albendea Santiago and Blanca Soneira Caruncho who spoke out on the topic of ‘Toxic Relationships’.
Pictured at the Young Social Innovators’ (YSI) nationwide Speak Out Tour during its final stop-off at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Sligo on Thursday, March 30, are students from Drumshanbo Vocational School.
Back row, l-r, Sonia Zelias, Sean Nolan and Conor McKeon with, in front, Aimee Flynn and Julie Nolan, who spoke out on the topic of ‘Teen Stereotyping’.
They are among 5,000 secondary students from across Ireland who took part in the tour, which also travelled to Dublin, Cork, Kilkenny, Limerick and Drogheda.
The teenagers were speaking out on social issues affecting them and their communities. Among the topics being tackled were mental health, the housing crisis, gender equality, domestic violence, online safety, upcycling, green spaces, loneliness and much more.
For more information about Young Social Innovators, see www.youngsocial innovators.ie
Eoghan Rynn, Kevin Faughnan, Éanna McNamara and Brendan Rynn spoke out on the topic of ‘Men’s Mental Health’.
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