SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum - Dublin

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5 of the 7 candidates of the Irish presidential election joined with 200 young people, to discuss with them and answer questions of the young people. They also presented the SuperHero of the Year Award 2011. Ireland. 15th October 2011

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Sean Gallagher (independent candidate), Michael D. Higgins (Labour party candidate), David Norris (independent candidate) and Mary Davis (independent candidate) surrounded by young people at the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum.

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Michael D. Higgins (Labour party candidate) at the podium of the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum.

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David Norris (independent candidate) gives an interview at the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum.

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David Norris (independent candidate) at the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum.

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Martin McGuinness (Sinn Fein candidate), Michael D. Higgins (Labour party candidate), Sean Gallagher (independent candidate), chair of the Presidential Youth Forum, Sara Burke, David Norris (independent candidate) and Mary Davis (independ candidate)

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David Norris (independent candidate) at the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum.

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Young people at the at the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum.

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Martin McGuinness (Sinn Fein candidate) shakes hands with Sean Gallagher (independent candidate) at the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum. Michael D. Higgins (Labour party candidate) in the middle.

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Martin McGuinness (Sinn Fein candidate) at the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum.

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Sean Gallagher (independent candidate) and chair of the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum, Sara Burke.

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Sean Gallagher (independent candidate) surrounded by young people at the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum.

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Sean Gallagher (independent candidate) at the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum.

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David Norris (independent candidate) gives an interview at the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum.

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Mary Davis (independent candidate) at the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum.

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Sean Gallagher (independent candidate) at the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum. Michael D. Higgins (Labour party candidate) on the left.

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Young people at the at the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum.

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Sean Gallagher (independent candidate) gives an interview at the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum.

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Sean Gallagher (independent candidate) talks to young people at the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum.

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Mary Davis (independent candidate) talks to young people at the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum.

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Michael D. Higgins (Labour party candidate) and David Norris (independent candidate) at the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum.

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Michael D. Higgins (Labour party candidate) listens to the SpunOut.ie Presidential Youth Forum.

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5 of the 7 candidates of the Irish presidential election joined with 200 young people, to discuss them and answer questions of the young people.

The SpunOut.ie SuperHero of the Year Award 2011 was awarded to the 17 year old twins Christivan and Juvan Martitz for an environmental action project.

The event also give the opportunity to the young people, to discuss their possibilities for social change outside the political system. For this aim, guest speaker Colm O’Gorman from Amnesty International Ireland, and Orla Tinsley an author and Cystic Fibrosis activist will attending the forum as well.

The event is being hold by SpunOut.ie, an independent youth powered national non-profit organisation, working to help young people create personal and social change, in association with the ‘The Office of Non Compliance’ at the Dublin Contemporary 2011 exhibition.