Youth body and Foróige create lobby group after merging

Cork’s best-known youth body has completed a historic merger with Ireland’s leading youth organisation to create the country’s largest lobby group for young people.

The groundbreaking merger between Ógra Chorcaí and Foróige was confirmed yesterday after almost two years of detailed talks.

Ógra, founded in 1966, has 7,219 young members, 69 paid staff, hundreds of volunteers, 40 clubs, and 28 projects across the city and county.