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KERRY Community Youth Service (KCYS) has announced the appointment of Seamus Whitty as its new Chief Executive Officer. A long-standing member of the Kerry youth work community, Seamus brings more than 25 years of experience working with young people across education, youth work and community development. Prior to joining KCYS, […]
AN exhibition of youth and young Traveller art will open at KCYS Youth Centre on Denny Street in Tralee at 5pm on Thursday, May 28, during Traveller Pride week in Kerry. ‘Things That Matter’ is a bold exhibition of youth art where a love of boxing ignited an interest in […]
RETHINK Ireland and the Vodafone Foundation have announced Kerry Community Youth Service (KCYS) as one of five recipients of the ‘Hi Digital Fund’, a digital literacy fund worth €540,000 committed to supporting projects that will deliver initiatives to bridge the digital divide among older adults in Ireland. The ‘Hi Digital […]
MINISTER for Children, Disability and Equality Norma Foley, launched the KCYS Family Support Evaluation Report which was undertaken by Finbarr Fitzpatrick, Business Improvement Solutions. The launch at Aras an Phobail in Tralee was attended by a wide cross section of statutory and community services working with children and families in […]
A GROUP of Transition Year students from the three secondary schools in Castleisland – Castleisland Community College, Presentation Secondary School and St. Patrick’s Secondary School – have successfully completed training to become Peer Mentors as part of a collaborative pilot project led by KCYS Youth Information with Kerry Community Youth […]
THE leading youth organisation in Kerry hosted a number of activities to celebrate the launch of its revised Constitution and new name on Wednesday. Following extensive consultation with young people, volunteers, stakeholders and the local community, it was decided that the organisation previously known as Kerry Diocesan Youth Service would […]
