An Oige https://anoige.ie Irish Youth Hostel Association (IYHA) Fri, 03 Nov 2017 17:11:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 Halloween 2017 https://anoige.ie/halloween-2017/ https://anoige.ie/halloween-2017/#comments Wed, 25 Oct 2017 09:03:06 +0000 http://anoige.ie/?p=13080 Halloween 2017 is a little under a week away. The fright fest will, as always, take place on 31st October, which this year falls on a Tuesday. One of the biggest and busiest nights of the year, this year is sure to be no different with a large number of events taking place all across […]

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]]> https://anoige.ie/halloween-2017/feed/ 0 Unicycle the Wild Atlantic Way https://anoige.ie/unicycle-the-wild-atlantic-way/ https://anoige.ie/unicycle-the-wild-atlantic-way/#comments Thu, 28 Sep 2017 14:31:27 +0000 http://anoige.ie/?p=12945 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 […]

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]]> https://anoige.ie/unicycle-the-wild-atlantic-way/feed/ 0 Volunteer Profile – Mags Collins https://anoige.ie/volunteer-profile-mags-collins/ https://anoige.ie/volunteer-profile-mags-collins/#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2017 12:48:35 +0000 http://anoige.ie/?p=12395 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 […]

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]]> https://anoige.ie/volunteer-profile-mags-collins/feed/ 0 Culture Night 2017 https://anoige.ie/culture-night-2017/ https://anoige.ie/culture-night-2017/#comments Tue, 05 Sep 2017 10:51:30 +0000 http://anoige.ie/?p=12882 Culture Night 2017 is on Friday September 22nd this year. This is the 13th year of free activities and events around Ireland during September and it is growing bigger and better. As usual we asked our staff what they recommend near our hostels in Ireland and below is the list of their suggestions for Culture […]

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]]> https://anoige.ie/culture-night-2017/feed/ 0 Sleep For Peace Workshop https://anoige.ie/sleep-for-peace-workshop/ https://anoige.ie/sleep-for-peace-workshop/#comments Mon, 04 Sep 2017 14:34:35 +0000 http://anoige.ie/?p=12887 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 […]

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]]> https://anoige.ie/sleep-for-peace-workshop/feed/ 0 Sleep For Peace 2017 https://anoige.ie/sleep-for-peace-2017/ https://anoige.ie/sleep-for-peace-2017/#comments Mon, 04 Sep 2017 13:43:46 +0000 http://anoige.ie/?p=12875 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 […]

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]]> https://anoige.ie/sleep-for-peace-2017/feed/ 0 Sleep for Peace 2017 https://anoige.ie/sleep-peace-2017/ https://anoige.ie/sleep-peace-2017/#comments Thu, 24 Aug 2017 13:41:18 +0000 http://anoige.ie/?p=12795 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 […]

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]]> https://anoige.ie/sleep-peace-2017/feed/ 0 Crash Course: Hosteling https://anoige.ie/crash-course-hosteling-2/ https://anoige.ie/crash-course-hosteling-2/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:27:25 +0000 http://anoige.ie/?p=12778 Crash course: Hosteling – How to make the most out of it?  ”Hosteling is an experience everyone should try at least once in their life.” – Yours truly It all started nine months ago with me trying to find an internship. With a little luck I stumbled across a great spot – the An Óige marketing team… […]

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]]> https://anoige.ie/crash-course-hosteling-2/feed/ 0 Staff Profile – Kristina Ferry https://anoige.ie/staff-profile-kristina-ferry/ https://anoige.ie/staff-profile-kristina-ferry/#comments Fri, 11 Aug 2017 11:02:31 +0000 http://anoige.ie/?p=12313 We have the chats with Kristina Ferry who is one of the staff in Errigal Youth Hostel in Dunlewey Co. Donegal 1.What three traits define you? Patient, funny and outspoken. 2. What is your personal philosophy? “You don’t kick me off” was an advice I got once a long time ago from a coach when […]

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]]> https://anoige.ie/staff-profile-kristina-ferry/feed/ 0 Bracken Trampling Volunteers https://anoige.ie/bracken-trampling-volunteers/ https://anoige.ie/bracken-trampling-volunteers/#comments Mon, 24 Jul 2017 16:12:29 +0000 http://anoige.ie/?p=12605   We are looking for Bracken Trampling Volunteers. With the success of our ongoing conservation work in Wicklow we are holding another bracken trampling event at Knockree Youth Hostel at 11am on Saturday the 29th of July. We are looking for volunteers to do some bracken trampling for a few hours (or whatever time you […]

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