| Young Greens Óige Ghlas
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| Chairperson | Daithí Ó Cearrbhaill |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | 16–17 Suffolk Street, Dublin 2, Ireland |
| Mother party | Green Party (Ireland) |
| European affiliation | Federation of Young European Greens |
| Website | www.younggreens.ie |
The Young Greens (Irish: Óige Ghlas) is the youth organisation of the Irish Green Party, incorporating the Green Party of Northern Ireland.
History
The Young Greens were formed in March 2002, as a group of students from the four main college campuses, which focused on the environment and social justice. It soon branched out to other college campuses and other themes, like opposition to the Iraq War and support for the Kyoto Protocol and Fairtrade. It campaigns for protection of the environment, human rights and more funding for education. The Young Greens conduct campaigns on a local as well as national level.
Organisation
The Young Greens have over one thousand members in branches on eight university and IT campuses all over the island of Ireland, as well as some local branches to accommodate youths outside of third level education. Its national executive consists of eight officers - Chair (Daithí Ó Cearrbhaill - Cavan/Monaghan Young Greens/Trinity Greens), Secretary (Rian Coulter - DLIADT Greens), Treasurer, Communications Officer (Barra Roantree - Trinity Greens), Campaigns Officer (Mark McCormick - QUB Greens), Policy Co-ordinator (Tom Sheppard - UCD Greens), International Liaisons Officer (Zoe Coleman - UCD Greens) and Expansions Officer (Martha Dalton - Trinity Greens). In 2004 it became associated with the Federation of Young European Greens.
As of February 2009 the official member branches are University College Cork, University College Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin, National University of Ireland, Galway, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, University of Limerick, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Queen's University Belfast, Dublin City University and Cavan-Monaghan. The Cavan/Monaghan Young Greens is the only Young Greens group that is not based in a third-level institution. The organisation is currently looking to expand into Dublin Institute of Technology and around the country. Membership, as of 2009, stands at over 1,200, an increase of roughly 20% on last year's figures.
The Young Greens also elect a representative to the Green Party's National Executive Committee (NEC), which is responsible for the administrative and mid to long-term affairs of the party. The current Young Greens representative on the NEC is Barra Roantree, the Young Greens chair from 2008 - 2009.
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