Pictured at Young Social Innovators’ 2025 Speak Out Tour at the Newpark Hotel in Kilkenny were: students from Borrisokane Community College, with their ‘Community Connect’ project that aims to promote community involvement between secondary school students and the broader community.

Empowering young people - Borrisokane students take part

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Tipperary secondary school students from Borrisokane Community College were among the teams taking part in Young Social Innovators’ Speak Out Tour during its final stop-off in the Newpark Hotel in Kilkenny city this week.

Young Social Innovators is a national non-profit organisation that empowers young people to use their talents, insights, passion and creativity to come up with innovative solutions to social challenges.

The Tipperary teenagers were among teams that yesterday (25.03.25) presented projects they have developed under the Young Social Innovators Activate programme on a host of topical issues, such as mental health, the harmful effects of technology, disability accessibility, racism, social isolation amongst older people, climate justice and substance misuse.

The nationwide Speak Out Tour travelled across the country throughout March, to Dublin, Cork, Sligo and Drogheda, before culminating in Kilkenny on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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