Rural Youth Europe appointment for Mayo Macra man

MAYO Macra man Shane Quigley has been elected to the board of Rural Youth Europe.

Shane is a very active member of the Castlebar club and earlier this year won the national Mr. Personality Festival, representing Mayo Macra.

A founder member of Castlebar Macra, three years ago he stood for election as a vice-president of Macra at national level.

Rural Youth Europe (RYEurope) is a European non-governmental organisation for rural youth. Established in 1957, it functions as an umbrella for youth organisations working to promote and activate young people in the countryside.

It provides international training possibilities and works as an intermediary between national organisations, youth organisations and public institutions on a European level.

Some of the themes it works on are youth participation, exchange of best practice, intercultural dialogue, sustainable regional youth work, participation in the formation of rural youth policies, European citizenship, networking between rural youth organisations, and intercultural learning through participative youth work.