Hostelling International Northern Ireland (HINI) and An Óige – The Irish Youth Hostel Association were delighted to deliver an innovative Good Neighbour cross border partnership project based at the Bushmills Youth Hostel, Co Antrim last week. Young people from North Coast Integrated College in Coleraine and Gairmscoil Chú Uladh in Donegal came together for an…
“Travel has become one of the great forces for peace and understanding in our time. As people move through the world and learn to know each other, to understand each other’s customs and to appreciate the qualities of the individuals of each nation, we are building a level of international understanding which can sharply improve…
The Fleadh Cheoil is one of our favourite festivals in the Irish calendar. It is mostly free (apart from the paid concerts), which we think is a great thing. Young people flock to it (although it is billed as a family event and you will see more grey hair (or even no hair) here than…
Saturday was very cultural for me. Why you ask? Because I have spent my Saturday night at the theatre. And yes, it is a very hip and cool thing to do. The Abbey Theatre was performing Let the Right One In, which is based on a movie based on a novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist.…
The Cork Jazz Festival was celebrating its 50th anniversary on the 27th October. It is an annual music festival held in Cork City, always held in late October. The first festival began on Friday, 27 October 1978, and has taken place every year since. Impressive, right? It is Ireland’s biggest jazz event and attracts hundreds…
To unicycle around Ireland has always been a dream of mine. My name is Anais Charbin. I was brought up in a family of adventurous travellers in France. I started to travel alone at an early age, from humanitarian missions to road trips, from Africa to Asia, and through Europe and Canada. As a fervent…
Mags Collins was our previous chairperson. She took time out from her hectic travel itinerary to talk to us about all things youth hostelling. 1. What makes our mission meaningful to you? I would love to see all young people doing what I did when I was young, being outside, doing sports and interacting with other…
Our Sleep For Peace workshop facilitator, Deirdre Quinlan will be visiting hostels in Killarney and Errigal and working with young people this September. We asked her to tell us how the Sleep For Peace workshops will help young people explore the issues raised by intercultural encounters. Diversity The concept of diversity is at the core…
Young People on the Move On the 21st day of September An Óige, the United Nations (UN) and Hosteling International (HI) will join forces again to celebrate Sleep For Peace 2017. ‘What’s that?’, you may wonder. Well, Sleep for Peace is a global initiative set up by HI back in 2013 – which reinforces a…
Sleep for Peace is back! What the hell is that I hear you cry?! Look no further for all the answers! In 1981 the United Nations unanimously established September 21st as the International Day of Peace. “Peace Day” gives everyone a specific time to commit to global peace and a chance to contribute to a…