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'''Ruairí McKiernan''' (born 17 December 1977 in [[Cootehill]], [[County Cavan]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]), is an Irish [[Social entrepreneurship|social entrepreneur]] and [[campaigner]] on youth, community, health and social issues. |
'''Ruairí McKiernan''' ([[Irish]]: Ruairí MacThiarnáin; born 17 December 1977 in [[Cootehill]], [[County Cavan]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]), is an Irish [[Social entrepreneurship|social entrepreneur]] and [[campaigner]] on youth, community, health and social issues. |
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In 2004 McKiernan founded the [[SpunOut.ie]] national youth organisation in [[Ballyshannon]], [[County Donegal]]. He was CEO there until October 2011. In 2012 he was appointed to the Irish [[Council of State (Ireland)|Council of State]] by President [[Michael D. Higgins]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Council of State nominees unveiled|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0106/breaking46.html|newspaper=Irish Times|date=6 January 2012}}</ref> McKiernan was a co-founder of the Possibilities [[civic engagement]] initiative, which hosted the [[Dalai Lama]]'s 2011 visit to [[Ireland]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Irish Times interview with Ruairí McKiernan |url=http://www.atlanticphilanthropies.org/news/eoin-butlers-qa|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=4 April 2011}}</ref> He is also a co-founder of Uplift, a new Irish campaigning organisation. He is also a co-founder of [[Community Creations]] is a social change organisation. |
In 2004 McKiernan founded the [[SpunOut.ie]] national youth organisation in [[Ballyshannon]], [[County Donegal]]. He was CEO there until October 2011. In 2012 he was appointed to the Irish [[Council of State (Ireland)|Council of State]] by President [[Michael D. Higgins]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Council of State nominees unveiled|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0106/breaking46.html|newspaper=Irish Times|date=6 January 2012}}</ref> McKiernan was a co-founder of the Possibilities [[civic engagement]] initiative, which hosted the [[Dalai Lama]]'s 2011 visit to [[Ireland]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Irish Times interview with Ruairí McKiernan |url=http://www.atlanticphilanthropies.org/news/eoin-butlers-qa|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=4 April 2011}}</ref> He is also a co-founder of Uplift, a new Irish campaigning organisation. He is also a co-founder of [[Community Creations]] is a social change organisation. |
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Ruairí McKiernan (Irish: Ruairí MacThiarnáin; born 17 December 1977 in Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland), is an Irish social entrepreneur and campaigner on youth, community, health and social issues.
In 2004 McKiernan founded the SpunOut.ie national youth organisation in Ballyshannon, County Donegal. He was CEO there until October 2011. In 2012 he was appointed to the Irish Council of State by President Michael D. Higgins.[1] McKiernan was a co-founder of the Possibilities civic engagement initiative, which hosted the Dalai Lama's 2011 visit to Ireland.[2] He is also a co-founder of Uplift, a new Irish campaigning organisation. He is also a co-founder of Community Creations is a social change organisation.
He is a recipient of a Fulbright TechImpact Award, Social Entrepreneurs Ireland award, an Irish Internet Association Net Visionary Award, and a Junior Chambers Ireland award.[3] McKiernan is also a regular contributor to media outlets including the Irish Times, the Irish Independent, the Irish Examiner, RTÉ TV and radio, TV3, the BBC, and the Huffington Post. He was involved as a board member of the We The Citizens initiative[4] and serves on the boards of Gaisce – the President's Award, and the Soar Foundation. McKiernan studied Business and Management at the University of the West of Scotland and worked as a youth worker, web designer, researcher, and community organiser.[5] In 2013 he completed a "Hitching for Hope" tour to listen to the voices and visions of the people of Ireland.[6]
References
- ^ "Council of State nominees unveiled". Irish Times. 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Irish Times interview with Ruairí McKiernan". The Irish Times. 4 April 2011.
- ^ "Social Entrepreneurs Ireland - Awardees".
- ^ "We The Citizens".
- ^ "Interview with Ruairí McKiernan". The Irish Times. 9 April 2012.
- ^ Here’s what I learned from hitching around Ireland, TheJournal.ie, August 2013
Further reading
- Profile in One Wild Life, book on global change makers by Clare Mulvaney, pp 33–37. ISBN 978-1905172887
External links
- http://www.ruairimckiernan.com/ – official website