The National Youth Council of Ireland also known as the NYCI is a representative body for Irish youth organisations, a role that is recognised in the 2001 Youth Work Act. Currently there are 43 national youth organisations who are full member of the NYCI, another 10 organisations have corresponding or observer status.
The member organisations include a wide variety of youth organisations active at a national level and include youth club organisations, Scouting and Guiding or similar uniformed youth organisations, youth wings of political parties, Irish language youth organisations, and various other single issue and specialist youth groups.
NYCI is a member of the European apex organisation for youth organisations and councils called the European Youth Forum YFJ.
The NYCI publish a newsletter called Clár na nÓg on a monthly basis.
The board consists of a president, vice president, treasurer and 15 ordinary board members. They are:
James O'Leary - National Association of Traveller Centres - President
Michelle Carew - National Association for Youth Drama - Vice President
David Owens - An Óige - Treasurer
Patricia McKenna - Macra na Feirme
Elaine Nevin - ECO-Unesco
Mike Randall - Scouting Ireland
Aileen Mulligan - Crosscare - Catholic Youth Care
Denis O’Brien - Foroige
Sean Finan - Macra na Feirme
Paul Gralton - Youth Work Ireland
Gregory Moroney - Ógra Fianna Fáil
Mary T Hally - Irish Girl Guides
Ian Power - Spunout
Nicola Toughey - Catholic Guides of Ireland
Dale McDermott - Young Fine Gael
AIESEC
An Óige
Catholic Guides of Ireland
Catholic Youth Care
Church of Ireland Youth Department
Comhchoiste Náisiúnta na gColáistí Samhraidh
Confederation of Peace Corps
DYCW - The Methodist Church in Ireland
EIL - Intercultural Learning
Environmental Conservation Organisation
Community Games
Exchange House
Feachtas
Foróige
Gael Linn
Girls' Brigade Ireland
Girls' Friendly Society
ICTU Youth Committee
Irish Second-Level Students' Union
Irish Girl Guides
Irish Red Cross Youth
Junior Chamber Ireland
Labour Youth
Macra na Feirme
National Association for Traveller Centres
National Association for Youth Drama
National Committee for Diocesan Youth Directors
National Forum for Local Voluntary Youth Councils
National Youth Federation
No Name Clubs
Ógra Chorcaí
Ógra Fianna Fáil
Ógra Shinn Féin
Ógras
Order of Malta Cadets
Pavee Point
Presbyterian Youth Board
Scouting Ireland
SVP Youth Clubs Council
Union of Students in Ireland
Voluntary Service International
YMCA Ireland
Young Christian Workers
Young Fine Gael
YWCA of Ireland
Coiste na nIarchimí
Muintearas na nOilean
Young Greens (Ireland)
Blakestown and Mountview Youth Inititiative
Enable Ireland
Glencree Youth Group
IntroArt
Irish Family Planning Association
Irish Wheelchair Association
