The Focus Youth Projects’ Annual Presentation Night took place on
Thursday 27/3/25 in John Paul Primary School at 7pm.
It was attended by over 200 community members who turned up to acknowledge the achievements of our young people.
Over the last year, the young people from the Focus Youth Project achieved the following new recognised and accredited qualifications –
Personal Achievement Awards went to
Dima Diatlenko – Arts
Hannah Goodkeop – Music
Ava Crawford – Sailing Level 1
Victoria Swieczkowska – Nicas Level 1
Molly Logan – Nicas Level 2
Elizabeth Lees – Kayaking Level 1
William Murphy – Powerboating Level 1
Aiden Mallaghan – Powerboating Level 2
Alex Mc Dougall – Beginner Ski
Orla Ure – Intermediate Ski
Lia Swan – Snowboarding
Emily Morrow – Navigational Skills
Kayden Connor – First Aid
Eve Connelly – First Aid
Connor Fagan – First Aid
Outstanding Achievement Awards went to
Layton McNulty
Macey Wilson
Certificates were presented by
Councillor Pat Patton
Councillor Helen Loughran
Councillor Barry McCluskey
Ian Hunter – Employability Development Officer, NLC
Bob Campbell – First Aid Options
Elaine McAteer – Community Learning and Development Officer, NLC
Yvonne McBride – Treasurer
Scott Robertson – Chairperson
On the night, the entertainment was provided by :
Layton and Liam – “I fell in love with a girl”
Hannah – “She used to be mine”
Emily -“When we were young”
Elizabeth and Holly- “Twist and Shout”
A big thank you to the Focus guest speakers –
Macey, Hannah, Riley, Ava, Adam, Eve, Eryn, Andrew, Kacey, Orla, Molly, Rory, Luiseach, Elle, Elizabeth, Alex, Emily and our JFC helpers – Andrew, Daniel, Lori, Kayce and Eve.
Well done to all of our members we are so proud of all of you!!
Focus Trustees, Development Team and Sessional Team
