ABSTRACT A youth café is a relaxed, drug-free and alcohol-free meeting space for young
people. The youth café model has become a prominent form of policy provision for young …

This paper contributes to the literature on geographies of masculinities by examining how
young men's (aged 12–18) performances of masculinity through humour was mutually …

The UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre(UCFRC) at the National University of
Ireland, Galway was established in 2001 as a policy unit and expanded into a Centre …

Using an ethnographic approach, this thesis explores how youth cafés act as objects and
agents in the performance of young masculinities. Within the last ten years, youth cafés have …

There has been a significant increase in the number of youth cafés and Garda Youth
Diversion Projects in Ireland. It could be argued that they represent two differing approaches …

The aim of this project is to examine the extent to which youth work in Irish youth services
pursues a social controlling function and to identify and examine types of power being …

Mitchelstown Youth Café first opened its doors to young people in December 2009,
following much ground work being undertaken by community members and local …

Abstract Background to the Study: This study took place as part of a Community Academic
Research Links (CARL) project within University College Cork (UCC). Limerick Youth …

Mitchelstown Youth Café first opened its doors to young people in December 2009,
following much ground work being undertaken by community members and organisations …

The UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre(UCFRC) at the National University of
Ireland, Galway was established in 2001 as a policy unit and expanded into a Centre …