KDYS
NEWS & Events
Appointment of CEO
The Board of KDYS is delighted to announce the appointment Ms. Berni Smyth as the new CEO of the organisation. Berni will join KDYS from Tusla and will take up her appointment on June 7th, 2022. Berni comes from Galway. She has extensive experience of providing...
Get Information & Support with our Online Chat Service
How does the chat work? The chat service is available between 4pm and 8pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays). The service is here to support 16 to 25 year olds, parents/guardians, and people who work with young people. If you want to chat to a Youth...
Equine Therapy & Youth Work
Tralee UBU project in partnership with Tralee Equestrian Centre, have developed an Equine Therapy programme which has taken place since September 2021. The program is primarily for young male members of the travelling community, aged 10-14. Equine therapy includes a...
Upcoming Events for 2022
Here are a list of possible events happening in 2022 February: Transition Out: Programme for 6th Year Students Post Primary. April to June: Transfer In; Programme for 6th Class Primary School students. June: Youth Information Teambuilding Workshops July: KDYS Youth...
If you need us we’ll be there…
Kerry Diocesan Youth Service (KDYS) - A Community based Youth Work Organisation connecting with and supporting Young People Following advice from the Government of Ireland in relation to the Coronavirus (Covid-19), all KDYS Centres, youth cafes and volunteer led youth...
Street Feast Killorglin
AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY EVENT! On Friday the 28th of July, KDYS Killorglin hosted their annual Street Feast at their Centre on Lower Bridge St Killorglin. Almost 200 people attended on the day. So what exactly is Street Feast? Street Feast is a day of local lunches across...
KDYS Youth Day 2017
A GREAT DAY OF MEMORIES - YOUTH DAY 2017 A truly amazing day was had by nearly 1400 teenagers on Sunday March 26th at the annual KDYS Youth Day. This event has been running for over 40 years and sees the involvement of KDYS youth club members, along with hundreds of...
Action Day for Human Rights Online
As an organisation, we are supporting the Council of Europe's NO HATE SPEECH MOVEMENT campaign. A Simple way to get involved is to promote positive speech on-line. The Action day is tomorrow, Saturday December 10th. So to kick off our No Hate Speech movement...
The Cotton Wool Kids!
Last week a US Women's Basketball Head Coach’s post match interview went viral. Coach Jeff Walz spoke very passionately on how young people are being overprotected and shielded from disappointment in today’s society where "everyone gets a trophy no matter what"! Watch...
European Youth Information and Counselling Agency – ERYICA
The governing body of the European Youth Information and Counselling Agency (ERYICA) met last week in the KDYS Youth Centre in Killarney as part of an enhanced engagement in Ireland. The event, organised by KDYS and Youth Work Ireland, examined a variety of EU-wide...