Tipperary local creative youth partnership gathers for first meeting with new coordinator

Tipperary Local Creative Youth Partnership (LCYP) gathered for its first meeting with newly appointed LCYP Coordinator, Nuala Martin, at Templemore Arms Hotel on Wednesday, 24 September.

Tipperary LCYP, which is led by Tipperary Education and Training Board (ETB), aims to support children and young people from seldom heard spaces across the county to experience creative opportunities using partnership building with various organisations and creative practitioners.

Nuala Martin has been appointed Coordinator of Tipperary LCYP, which is chaired by Clodagh Kelly, Chief Executive of Tipperary ETB. Nuala will use partnership building methods to improve targeted creative provision in the county.

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Tipperary LCYP includes representation from a range of local organisations across the statutory, community and voluntary sectors that have a remit for the arts, culture and/or creativity, and that work with children and young people.

Its steering group has representation from Youth Work Ireland Tipperary, Silver Arch and Knockanrawley Family Resource Centres, Tipperary Childcare Committee, Tipperary County Council Library Service, Clonmel Junction Arts Festival, Foróige, Tipperary Children and Young People Services, Tipperary County Council Arts, Music Generation Tipperary, Tipperary ETB Youth Work Team, Cloughjordan Circus Club, and Creative Ireland.

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During the meeting in Templemore, Nuala Martin, expressed her sincere appreciation for the valuable contributions the steering group brings to the LCYP, highlighting their depth of knowledge, wealth of experience, and the unique perspectives they offer.

LCYPs are an initiative led and funded by the Department of Education and Youth, the Department of Children, Disability and Equality, and the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.

Picture caption: 

Back row (L to R): Donal Kelly (Youth Work Ireland Tipperary), Edel Leahy (Silver Arch FRC), Marie Cuddihy (Tipperary Childcare Committee), Ann-Marie Brophy (Tipperary County Council Library Service), Rebecca Lenehan (Clonmel Junction Arts Festival), Sarah
O'Dwyer (Foróige), Emer Duggan (Knockanrawley Family Resource Centre), Stephanie O'Callaghan (Tipperary Children & Young People Services).

Front row (L to R): Melanie Scott (Arts Officer, Tipperary County Council), Aidan O'Donnell (Music Generation Tipperary), Lorraine Duane (Youth Development Officer, Tipperary ETB), Nuala Martin (Tipperary Local Creative Youth Partnership), Joanne Williams
(Cloughjordan Circus Club), Tara Power (Tipperary County Council Creative Ireland).

Photo credit: Odhran Ducie