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Sep 2008
Youth Drama Ireland
The 10th, better than ever, edition of Youth Drama Ireland made its way out to almost 1,000 people nationally and internationally last month! YDI 2007/2008 covers a wide range of topics
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Young Critics Panel

The grand finale to a great year for the NAYD Young Critics Programme will be a panel discussion as part of the Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival on Sunday 5th October.

17 youth theatre members will have seen 7 productions throughout the year and the panel will give them an opportunity to air their views and critical opinions. The event takes place in the Project Arts Centre, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 at 1pm. Admission is free and all are welcome.
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Funding

www.pobal.ie
Dept of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs invites applications from Community and Voluntary organisations for funding under two programmes: Scheme of Refurbishment and Equipment Grants and Scheme of Training Grants. Pobal are administering both programmes. A series of information days are being held around the country. For more information visit the Pobal website

www.foundation.ie
The Community Foundation of Ireland are accepting applications under their small grants scheme. Particular emphasis is put on projects promoting social inclusion. The closing date is 31st October. For guidelines and application forms visit the Community Foundation Website

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International

www.leargas.ie
The next deadline for applications to Leargas under the Youth In Action Programme is 1st November 08. This covers youth exchanges and other activities happening between Februay and July 2009. Applicants for Youth Exchanges are strongly advised to submit their applications by 15th October so they can be considered in the preliminary assessment procedure. Visit the Leagas website for more.

New Stage Festivals

Two festivals involving youth theatres participating in the New Stage project will take place in November in Roscommon and Cork. The weekends will be packed full of performances, workshops, social activites...

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In 2009 we plan to explore the area of documenting youth theatre. It is a huge challange to do justice to the work of youth theatre in a form that can be submitted to funders and used for evaluation purposes.

One of the apects we will look at is how we can use developments in technology and communications to aid this process. If you have found innovative and effective ways of documenting your work, let us know so we can share the knowledge!
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Noise provides a space for young people aged 13 to 25 in the South Dublin County area to showcase their creative work, promote events and collaborate with other young artists

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PJT Insurances have relaunched their insurance scheme for youth theatres affiliated to NAYD. The scheme is specifically designed to meet the needs of youth theatres and includes Public Liability cover for workshops, rehearsals, meetings, some performances and fundraising activities. All this for an extremely reasonable premium of 178 Euro! PJT can also advise on optional extras such as travel, property and employers liability insurance. You can contact PJT on Freephone 1800 758 758 or visit www.pjtins.ie
Keep an eye on the resources section of our website as we will soon be adding a fact sheet on insurance.