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National Youth Council of Ireland

NGO or non-profit · Democracy & civil society · HQ: Ireland · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, National Youth Council of Ireland appears in 3 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

3
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
€10k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.1
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) is the representative body for voluntary youth organisations in Ireland. It that represents and supports the interests of 55 national voluntary youth organisations and uses its collective experience to act on issues that impact on young people.”

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“NYCI functions to represent the interests of young people and youth organisations and our role as the National Representative Youth Work Organisation is recognised in legislation (Youth Work Act, 2001) and as a social partner and member of the Community and Voluntary Pillar. The work of NYCI is based on principles of equality, social justice and equal participation for all. In achieving these aims, the NYCI seeks the emergence of a society in which young people are valued and supported to achieve their full potential.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 3 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party133%
Socialists & Democrats133%
The Left133%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2026–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2026). All meetings were in one calendar year. Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2026
3

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
1 meeting · S&D
Kathleen Funchion
1 meeting · The Left

The 3 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
2 Mar 2026Aodhán Ó RíordáinYouth Policy
27 Jan 2026Kathleen FunchionYouth Guarantee
14 Jan 2026Bogdan Andrzej ZdrojewskiStakeholder dialogue on establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034

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