Dublin Ógra highlight youth emigration

Last Saturday Dublin Ógra Shinn Féin organised an action to highlight the problem of youth emigration from Ireland. Currently we are witnessing the highest levels of emigration that this generation has ever experienced. Every young person has a family member or friend who has emigrated and there is no doubt that many more of the country's youth are considering seeking employment abroad. Dublin Ógra took it upon themselves to highlight the waste of our greatest natural resource, our youth. Their protest involved writing the names of those who have emigrated in chalk on O'Connell Street. The action received a great response from the public with many helping to add the names of their own loved ones to the list.

Ógra invite you to tackle youth emigration

Dublin Ógra Shinn Féin are getting active on the problem of youth emigration. This Saturday, 23^rd July, they will be holding a protest to highlight the issue. The protest will involve writing the names of those young people who have emigrated in chalk along the walls and streets of Dublin. You too can help. We are asking the public to send us names of those who have emigrated. You can contact us through here or you can leave the names on the Facebook event page.

One of the organisers of the event, Sorcha Ní Bhéara, said “The Action on Emigration protest provides young people with the opportunity to call on the government to make youth employment a priority. Young people are emigrating in their thousands, and Dublin Ógra Shinn Féin believe that sustainable economic growth is not possible with our talented, eager and educated youth leaving for other shores. We are aware that the government can claim a decrease in welfare figures, but this will be due to unemployed people forced out of their home country to seek opportunities elsewhere, not because of economic progress. We are calling on everyone affected by emigration to join us and make our voices heard.”

The action will take place between 14:00 – 15:30 and it will be followed by a BBQ in 44 Parnell Square. We encourage all those who wish to tackle the scourge of emigration to come along to this event.