Travellers Youth Service
Travellers Youth Service is the main provider of Youth Services to the Traveller Community in the greater Dublin Area.

In 1987, with funding from the Department of Education and Science (Youth Affairs Section) and the Department of the Environment and Local Government The Dublin Committee for Travelling People - Youth Affairs was established. activities.
Following the dissolution of the Dublin Committee for Travelling People the project changed its name to Travellers Youth Service (TYS) in 1996.

Through social and personal education Travellers Youth Service aims to ensure that as many young Travellers are able to participate in youth activities, and by so doing, increase their chances of remaining on in school to achieve certification and to enhance their personal and community development skills, enabling them to take greater control of their own lives.

The 10-25 age group, both male and female, is the primary target age group. The catchment area for the youth service is the greater Dublin area.

	Dublin City Council Borough
	Forbes Street (Ringsend)
	Grand Canal Quay (Ringsend)
	Grand Canal Basin (Marylands)
	Labre Park & Kylemore Grove (Ballyfermot)
	Pigeon House Road (East Link, Ringsend)
	St. Margaret's Park (Ballymun)
	St. Oliver’s Park & Bridge View (Clondalkin)
	St. Vincent's Street West & Myra Close (Inchicore)

Currently TYS works with in excess of 300 young people in its catchment area providing a mixture of recreational and developmental programmes. William McDonagh is the project leader, with Patrick Stokes, Jimmy Maughan, Emma Parsons, Margaret McLoughlin and Sara Byrne running the programmes.

Travellers Youth Service is funded by the Department of Education & Science (Youth Affairs Section) through the City of Dublin Youth Service Board. Our programmes have been funded by the Young Peoples Facilities and Services Fund, the City of Dublin Youth Service Board, the various Drugs Task Forces, the Ireland Funds, the Irish Youth Foundation, Dormant Account funds amongst others.