Starting College???

Congrats on surviving the leaving cert and getting into college. Now the important work starts. First thing to do, after finding the nearest watering hole, is to head to the freshers tent and join your college YFG branch.

We have branches in UCD, TCD, DCU, DIT, GCD and St Pats. If there is no YFG branch in your college and you would like to help setting one up don’t hesitate to contact the Exec or any member of the DRC.

DRC Vacancy

A vacancy has arisen on the DRC and we are calling on all members who are interested in the position to send an email to yfgdrc@gmail.com and explain why they should get the job and what experience they have.

The position will be decided upon by the DRC Committee .

Dublin Day 2010

The Annual Dublin Day weekend will be held this year on the 10th and 11th September right across Dublin’s City Centre.  Kicking off the weekend in true style we will be heading to The Mansion House for a social reception being hosted by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Gerry Breen.  After that we will head to the famous “Gingerman” on Fenian Street, a pub well known by many an Oireachtas Member.

Saturday kicks off at a reasonable hour for a Policy Session in Buswells Hotel on the First Draft of the DRC’s Vision for Dublin Policy Document. After a break for lunch we have the main session of the Day, a round table discussion with guest speakers chaired by Gay Mitchell MEP on where they see Dublin’s future will be. Saturday Night will be a true YFG night out, heading to 4 Dame Lane, a new venue for YFG, for what we’re sure will be a great night and a great way to end this year’s Dublin Day.

Dublin South Central YFG Night at the Dogs

 

Well done to Dublin South Central YFG  for organising a great night at the dogs on Monday 24th May. Thanks to everyone who came along especially to Gay Mitchell MEP, Catherine Byrne TD, Cllr William Lavelle, Cllr Colm Brophy, Cllr Ruairi McGinly and Cllr Claire Byrne. Pictured above: Gay Mitchell MEP, Cllr Colm Brophy, Cllr Ruairi McGinly, Alan Gallagher Chair of the DRC, Robert O Sullivan Chair of UCC YFG and members of Dublin South Central YFG and Dublin YFG.

NEW ERA

DCU AGM Results

DCU YFG recently held their AGM which was attended by YFG President Barry Walsh and also YFG National Secretary Eric Keane. The election of officers for the coming year were as follows:

Keith Hoare (Chairperson)

Laura Wilson (Secretary)

Ian Mcglynn (Treasurer)

Brendan Mcloughlin (PRO)

Jonathan Ward (Events Manager)

St Pats YFG AGM

The AGM of St.Patrick’s College Young Fine Gael was held on Wednesday April 28th.

The meeting was guest chaired by Cllr. Ray McAdam. Elections were held for key committee positions for next year:

Chair: Sinéad Lavelle

Secretary: Siobhan Shovlin

Treasurer: Ellen Hynes

An EGM will be held in October after the recruitment campaign to fill the remaining committee positions.

Congrats to all elected and best wishes for the year ahead.

YFGer Graham Butler successful in GCD SU elections

Congratulations to Graham Butler of Wicklow YFG who was elected as President of Griffith College Dublin Students Union on Wednesday 14th April. Graham ran a very professional campaign in what was at times a very close contest. 

Graham is pictured holding the ballot box with some Griffith students who are members of Dublin, Meath and Wicklow YFG along with Cllr James O’Sullivan and other students from Griffith College.

Fine Gael Conference 2010 – Killarney

St. Pat’s YFG Speed Dating Fundraiser

The St. Pat’s branch of Young Fine Gael will be hosting a Speed Dating event on Thursday February 11th at 7:30pm in Room B103 on the Drumcondra campus.

All proceeds will go to aid agencies operating in the stricken Caribbean republic, Haiti, for relief of the recent disaster.

It promises to be ”a wonderful and romantic experience” with a night out in the Cat and Cage pub in Drumcondra afterwards, so hopefully we’ll be seeing as many YFGers there as possible!

For further information please contact Susie O Connor (susie@finegael.com).