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1. LABOUR YOUTH STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE
   Issued : Friday 5 November, 2010

   SPEECH BY RORY GERAGHTY
   Labour Youth National Chairperson
   Friday, 05 November 2010
   LABOUR YOUTH STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE
   Speaking in NUI Maynooth at the opening of the Labour Youth National Conference

2. LABOUR YOUTH TO HOLD NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN MAYNOOTH
   Issued : Thursday 4 November, 2010

   Labour Youth will hold their annual National Conference:
   6.30 pm Friday 5 November to 4pm Sunday 7 November,
   John Hume Building, NUI Maynooth

3. DOUBLING OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGHLIGHTS FF BETRAYAL OF YOUNG PEOPLE
   Issued : Wednesday 27 October, 2010

   EU figures published today, (see below), indicating a doubling in unemployment rates among the under 25s in Ireland, between 2008 and 2009 highlights the extent to which Fianna Fail has betrayed the young people of Ireland.

4. FF/GREENS WASTED OPPORTUNITY, NOW LET’S RECLAIM THE FUTURE
   Issued : Wednesday 8 September, 2010

   A broken economy and catastrophic levels of unemployment are the only legacy of the failed Fianna Fáil regime over the last twelve years. Today Labour Youth is publishing a document on how we can Reclaim the Future.

5. LABOUR YOUTH CALL FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEAVING CERT STUDENTS
   Issued : Tuesday 17 August, 2010

   On the eve of what should be a happy day for many, Labour Youth will be holding a photo opportunity outside Leinster House today at 1pm, to highlight the lack of opportunities currently available for Leaving Cert students.

6. LABOUR YOUTH PUBLISHES POLICY DOCUMENT
   Issued : Tuesday 10 August, 2010

   Labour Youth has today published a new policy document (http://bit.ly/9V4jZM), outlining a comprehensive overview of the motions passed at the National Youth Conferences over the last four years. The document outlines Labour Youth's view on the economic crisis on top of a number of other areas which effect both the young and old of this country.

7. RECOGNISING THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY
   Issued : Friday 2 July, 2010

   SPEECH BY RORY GERAGHTY
   Labour Youth Chairperson
   Friday, 2 July 2010
   Speaking at the annual Tom Johnson Summer School, organised by Labour Youth, at Langtons Hotel, Kilkenny

8. FIANNA FÁIL/GREENS FAIL TO ADDRESS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS
   Issued : Wednesday 30 June, 2010

   The statistics released today show that the number of young jobseekers on the live register has jumped 6,026 from 85,620 to 91,646. Unemployment amongst Ireland's young is at a shocking 27% and almost nothing has been done by this Fianna Fail/Green government to address this ever growing problem.

9. SACK THIS GOVERNMENT – NO MORE HOMEMADE RECESSIONS
   Issued : Wednesday 16 June, 2010

   Speaking ahead of the rally, Labour Youth Chairperson Rory Geraghty said: "This rally takes place exactly one week on from the release of the banking reports which highlighted how the recession in Ireland was caused by poor domestic planning as opposed to any international crisis which the Government has tried to blame.

10. LABOUR YOUTH SUPPORTS DEMONSTRATION AGAINST ISRAELI ATTACK ON AID WORKERS
    Issued : Monday 31 May, 2010

    Following the disgraceful attack on the aid flotilla travelling to GAZA, in the early hours of this morning, by the Israeli Defence Force, Labour Youth will be adding its voice to the hundreds of thousands across the world in condemning this indefensible behaviour.