The EYP Ireland Ltd. team takes pleasure in the announcement that the 3rd conference of the EYP year will take place in St. Michael's College, Dublin 4. Head Organised by Mr. Eoin O' Driscoll and Presided by the inestimable Mr. Mark Sheridan, the Leinster Regional Conference promises to be a highly memorable occasion. Delegates from schools from the Leinster region are invited to attend the conference.
The conference will host 120 delegates from the Island of Ireland and abroad, including an International team of chairpersons and journalists from around Europe. Set in Ireland's capital,the Leinster Regional Conference will take place in the historic grounds of St. Michael's College, Dublin 4.
Registration for the session is now live.
Please see the 'Registration' section below to see how you and your school can become involved. Regular updates will be available here.
- Students (delegates) are expected to arrive at St. Michael's College(detailed below) on Friday, 3rd of February 2012 for registration & welcome. Delegates are supervised at all times.
- Parents/Guardians, who wish to urgently contact their son(s) or daughter(s) during the session may contact the Head Organiser of the session using the details listed below.
- Matters relating to any breach of the codes of conducts by delegates will be addressed by our National Coordinator. Parents/Guardians will be informed immediately should any such case arrise. The National Coordinator may be contacted during the session via email- nationalcoordinator@eypireland.com.
- Each session is supervised and organised by a Head Organiser. In the case of Leinster 2012, the very capable and experienced Mr. Eoin O' Driscoll has undertaken this responsibilty. The Head Organiser (HO) manages a team of dedicated organisers who look after and supervise the students who attend. The students themselves are guided through their topics by trained group facilitators- all members of EYP alumni- who are experienced in working with young people- the majority of which are college students themselves. The session is overseen by the National Committee who perform the executive functions of the organisation and ensure that the session is executed with proper adherence to our codes of conduct and child protection policy. The National co-ordinator, Ms. Andrea Pappin, provides further support to ensure same as well as providing a professional point of contact for the concerns of parent's, guardians and teachers.
EYP Ireland Ltd. prides itself on an excellent track record of care and attention to detail in ensuring that delegates are looked after and enjoy their EYP experience. Many of the students who attend our conferences describe the experience fondly as "something that they will never forget".
Registration for the session is now open. Registration takes place online. On online registration, consent forms to be completed by parents/guardians, a teacher and delegates themselves must be downloaded, completed and returned to us by postage. Registration is available here: Session Registration
The latest information in relation to the session will be posted on this page. Updates are also extended via the Facebook event page:
EYP Leinster Regional Conference on Facebook
The session will take place in County Dublin. The session will be hosted by St. Michael's College, Ailesbury Road, Dublin 4 as our teambuilding, committee work & general assembly venue. For delegates arriving on their own devices, St. Michael's College is highly accessible via Sydney Parade Dart Station.
Further information about the school may be found on the St. Michael's College website.
As this is a non-residential session and delegates will be arriving to and leaving from the session each day, no accomodation will be provided for delegates. Should accomodation be necessary we are always willing to discuss the needs of our delegates and their guardians.
The conference will take place from Friday the 3rd to Sunday the 5th of February. Delegates will be informed of arrival times on Wednesday February 1st. Please follow guide times and be punctual, as late arrivals may result in delays in registration of delegates at the session. Applicants should be aware that they should keep their weekend free, as full attendance at the conference is required.
The following is an approximate timetable for the weekend. Please note that informed ammendments may be made during the run-up to and over the course of the weekend by the organising team.
The timetable may be accessed and printed via: Session Timetable.
It is important to research your committee topic. Tips on how to research can be found in the Information Section.
A list of the conference committee topics is available here: Leinster Regional Conference Topics.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the conference head organiser at your earliest convenience. Our team will be happy to assist.
Mr. Eoin O' Driscoll. Email: leinster@eypireland.com. Ph.:085-1495577.
Should you have any concerns regarding information stored in relation to your application or have had difficulty with any of our online systems, please contact:
Mr. Adrian Clarke, PRO. Email: communications@eypireland.com. Ph.:0872100861.