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Teens enjoy alcohol-free festival 22.05.12

DONEGAL Foróige members were among the thousands of teenagers who travelled across Ireland for a major drink and drugs-free outdoor music festival last Saturday.
Foróige Hype Fest 2012 has been described as the 'Electric Picnic for younger teenagers'.
Roy Seven and The Kanyu Tree were among the many bands who performed on the main stage.
The non-alcohol event in Longford, was as "a huge success", according to festival organiser Ruth McGarry Quinn;
"Foróige Hype Fest 2012 gave 3,000 young people a fantastic festival experience in a drug and alcohol-free environment. I'd like to say thanks to the 800 Foróige volunteers who ensured that the day went off without a hitch. The feedback from the young people has been superb," she said.
Some of the Donegal teenagers who travelled for the alcohol-free Foróige Hype Fest 2012.
Foróige is Ireland's largest youth organisation and currently works with almost 57,000 young people. More than 3,000 12 to 18-year-olds descended onto the grounds of Longford Rugby Club for the festival which also featured a huge disco tent, a karaoke area, a movie zone and an inflatable theme park.
Money raised from the event is going towards the development of a new premises to house the Foróige Attic Youth Café in Longford town.

 

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