Letterkenny Youth Centre Honored in European Awards

Letterkenny Youth Information Centre in Ireland has been recognized in prestigious European awards, receiving an honourable mention in the Eurodesk Awards 2026 and the Eurodesk Ireland National Award. The recognition highlights the centre’s contributions to youth engagement and community support, according to the awards organizers.

The Eurodesk Awards, which celebrate excellence in European youth work, acknowledged the centre’s innovative programs aimed at empowering young people through education and social inclusion. The award was presented by Eurodesk Ireland, a network supporting youth initiatives across the region.

The centre, located in Letterkenny, County Donegal, has been actively involved in various community projects, including educational workshops and youth-led activities. The recognition underscores the impact of local efforts on a European scale.

This achievement reflects the growing importance of grassroots initiatives in shaping youth policy and community development within the European context. (donegaldaily.com)

Letterkenny Youth Centre Honored in European Awards

Dominic King: Liverpool players’ pathetic squabbling reveals a culture that has soured

Doherty wants more tax on banks

GAA chiefs 'overwhelmingly agree' to continue Allianz partnership

‘He rang and announced himself as a paedophile’ – Councillor on deeply disturbing abuse facing female politicians

Funeral of Canon Stanley Johnson hears of "precious" last days

Arklow Geraldines-Ballymoney hold on to beat battling Blessington by the minimum

Earthquake near Italy's Naples injures 26 people, with five of them hospitalised

Kerry FC put ten-man Bray Wanderers to the sword to boost play-off hopes

‘I can’t pretend to be hopeful’: Greta Thunberg delivers ‘message of peace’ at All Together Now

Lawyers in fees dispute say changes to new scheme do not address their concerns

Funeral of Nell and Irena Raven hears of ‘best wife’ and ‘very good friend’ as mother and daughter laid to rest

Girl (10) who died in crash alongside her mother gave ‘gift of life’ to four others through organ donation

Mountaineer and former Royal Marines soldier Nirmal Purja confirmed dead in Pakistan avalanche

Famed climber Nirmal Purja, nine others, die in avalanche in Pakistan

Spain's North Africa enclave returns to normal as most of the migrants who had entered depart

Man (30s) arrested after gardaí seize gun and ammo during raid on house in Crumlin

Have you listened to Ella Langley's Choosin’ Texas?

Gardaí seize gun in search operation targeting organised crime in Dublin

Jack Charlton’s son gives up World Cup medal his father left him after being hit with £200k ‘inheritance tax bill’

‘Twenty-four years wasn’t enough, but by God, he filled them’ – Restaurateur Ronan Ryan tells mourners at his son’s funeral

Jack Charlton’s son forced to give up World Cup medal left to him after being hit with £200k ‘inheritance tax bill’

Why is Ceuta a migration flashpoint and how were so many people able to cross from Morocco?

Teenage boy killed in tragic Tyrone scrambler accident

The little white cottage that captures East Cork's timeless charm

Sam Wallace: How Gianni Infantino’s arrogance is going to cost him everything

‘Unforgettable’ occasion in Paris as young dancers from Sligo and Donegal get to perform in Disneyland

Man (23) died and his sister suffered serious injuries after car hit tree in early morning County Leitrim crash

Tributes paid to Sligo native, Judge Keenan Johnson on his appointment as President of the Circuit Court

Nature Trail: Tracing the ancestry of your local Bramble is likely to lead you down a complex and convoluted path

‘We just want to win’ – President Trump threatens more strikes on Iran