World leaders of tomorrow to be nurtured at prestigious conference

A summer’s afternoon on the capital’s main street provided the perfect backdrop for the launch of the Foróige Albert Schweitzer Leadership for Life youth conference taking place in Maynooth this week.

A multitude of hand-held flags were aflutter as representatives from diverse nations such as Nigeria, Palestine, and India gathered under the spire for an introductory photo-shoot with Hollywood star and ambassador for the event Matt McCoy.

Speaking about the leadership conference, former LA Confidential and Police Academy actor McCoy commended the young leaders on show: “The potential leaders of the future are right in front of you here,” said McCoy. “We’ve got kids from Nigeria, the US, Canada, Britain, India. These kids have already been identified as leaders in their own countries so we bring them here and try to nurture those great qualities that they already have.