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Minister O’Donovan announces launch of new “All Right All Night” online safety training
All Right All Night aims to provide a safer experience for young people when socialising at night.
The Minister for Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD, has today announced the launch of a new online safety training resource for young people. The All Right All Night training programme is a safety initiative which is funded by the Department’s Night-Time Economy Unit and developed by the Bystander Intervention Team in University College Cork.
The All Right All Night programme helps young people recognise problematic behaviour, whilst developing the skills and capacity to make safe and effective interventions to keep each other safe on a night out. The All Right All Night programme has been successfully piloted in schools, youth clubs and sports clubs across the country and is now rolling out nationwide. Through the workshops, participants gain a clear understanding of the diversity of lived experiences, and in so doing promote respect and inclusivity.
This latest element of the programme, provides bystander intervention training condensed into a one-hour online training course. 5,000 places will be made available free of charge to people aged 18-24.
Speaking today, Minister O’Donovan said:
“I am pleased today to be announcing this important Night-Time Economy safety initiative. The All Right All Night training programme promotes a safer night-time environment for young people, which is a key priority of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce. Initiatives like All Right All Night are so important in providing young people with the tools how to safely intervene or get help should anything arise when socialising at night.
“I want to encourage young people to take part in this important training which has the potential to make a positive difference in our society and bring about a real change in attitudes and behaviours, particularly in a night-time context.”
Professor Louise Crowley, UCC School of Law and Director of UCC's Bystander Programme said:
“The Bystander team at University College Cork is excited to bring the impactful All Right All Night training to the online platform, making it immediately available to 18–24-year-olds across Ireland and allowing us to upscale our reach and maximise the programme impact. “The ability to better recognise problematic behaviour and the associated capacity to make safe and effective interventions will encourage and enable participants to contribute to an improved culture of respect and safety for all young people on nights out.”
Those interested in learning more about bystander intervention or the new All Right All Night online training can find details on the new website www.allrightallnight.ie