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Dublin to host TEDx talks aimed solely at young people

Cystic Fibrosis campaigner and journalist Orla Tinsley and exonerated former Death Row inmate Peter Pringle are among the speakers at the TEDxYouth event which is being held to coincide with Universal Children’s Day.

IRELAND IS SET to host its first TEDx event aimed squarely at young people.

Cystic Fibrosis campaigner and journalist Orla Tinsley and exonerated former Death Row inmate Peter Pringle are among the speakers at the TEDxYouth event which is being held to coincide with Universal Children’s Day.

The set of talks, called TEDxYouth@WestlandRow, will take place in the Science Gallery in Trinity College Dublin on 17 November. Organisers say the event will be designed to empower Ireland’s future leaders and ignite new ideas.

TEDxYouth events will be talking place around the world on the same date.

TED – Technology, Entertainment and Design – is famous for its inspirational and motivational talks by academics, politicians, sports people, designers, and anyone who may have an interesting idea to share.  TEDx talks are a spin-off event from the main TED organisation.

A broad range of people who are experts in their respective fields spoke at the TEDx talks in Dublin in September on subjects as diverse as guerilla gardening on Ireland’s ghost estates to where scientists get their ideas.

VIDEOS: The best of TEDx Dublin >

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    Nov 2nd 2012, 7:31 AM

    Downloaded TED app on my galaxy SIII. Brilliant!The speakers are very motivational

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    Nov 2nd 2012, 8:33 AM

    Listen to TED talks regularly for inspiration and upliftment.
    Much better than main stream media which focusses on whats wrong.
    TED focuses on the positive future

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    Nov 2nd 2012, 9:07 AM

    Any info on tickets?!

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    Nov 2nd 2012, 10:04 AM

    Sounds like a brilliant event for young people. Orla Tinsley is an inspiration.

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    Nov 2nd 2012, 11:17 AM

    Hey folks, thanks for your interest.
    The facebook event is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/510898448921360/
    And you can get tickets here: http://sciencegallery.com/events/2012/11/ted-xyouthwestland-row

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    Nov 2nd 2012, 10:37 AM

    Great initiative, fair play to the organisers. It’s on the same day as President Higgins’ National Youth Event in the

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    Nov 2nd 2012, 9:17 AM

    Sounds great. Went to Tedx Board Gais Energy Theatre in September and it was Fantastic.

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