Bray LGBT young people and Friends drop-in

Belong To have a range of different activties happening through the summer as part of their summer project - more details about signing up and week one, in the link below

29 June – 3 July 2026 is our Summer Project Kick-Off Week! 🌞 🍦 ⛱️

Get started at our information and ‘get to know each other’ sessions – open to all.

We’ll plan the summer activities with your input, while you can meet other LGBTQ+ young people and play video games, get something to eat and get to know us.

If you're an LGBTQ+ young person aged 14-23 and interested in coming along to our Summer Project, you can sign up at the link in our bio 🔗

It's always great to take part in the variety of great events organised as part of Wicklow Pride but we wanted to flag up their Lunch and Learn event happening on Friday 3rd July as we will be putting a wee bit of a guest appearance. The events is billed as 'an afternoon of community conversation and learning about resources available in County Wicklow for young people'.

Its at 12 O'Clock in The Palm in Bray - Tickets are free and can be reserved through the link below

Lunch & Learn - Wicklow Pride Festival 2026 | Wicklow Pride Company Limited By Guarantee (Powered by Donorbox) Join Wicklow Pride and our invited guest speakers for an afternoon of community conversation and learning about resources available in County Wicklow for young people.

All LGBTQ+ young people under 18 and parents of LGBTQ+ young people are invited to take part in a unique opportunity to have their voices heard.

This national survey is part of the CLEAR: Children’s LGBTQ+ Equality and Rights research. It is commissioned by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO), carried out by , and supported by

For the first time, this research will examine how the rights of LGBTQ+ youth are being met under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) by consulting directly with young people.

The Details:

It’s Quick: The survey consists of just 3 main questions plus some profile info.

Who can join? LGBTQ+ young people under 18 or their parents/guardians.

The Impact: Your feedback helps us understand the real-life experiences of growing up LGBTQ+ in Ireland today.

Alternatively click the link to take the survey https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=pVz-Rm-GQk6S6e2HhiRVRWwD0EdU-nxPgmWs7s3awNJUOVU3TzQ1MUY1RVdWS1kzWURHRkxHSU9JSC4u&route=shorturl

Would it be too much of a dad joke to say that our overnight residential stay in Glendlaough hit the target for everyone?

We had a great trip, nice and relaxing, plenty of food, chat and laughs, a bit of wild swimming for those that wanted and squeezed in some archery before we left.

If in Arklow Tues 19th May, pop along to The Vault Youth Centre to their LGBTQ+ open day. We regularly collaborate with the group in Arklow or attend events together - so we know first hand what a great group they have in Arklow

A new Info hub for Neurodivergent young people from our Youth Information team

Today we make live an online space we are calling our info hub for Neurodivergent young people.

The hub provides a list of accessible and inclusive supports, programmes, and safe spaces for neurodivergent young people.

For example it includes the youth group in the Seomra Youth centre

Link in bio.

https://crosscareyouthinfo.ie/supports-neurodivergent-young-people-ireland/