First time festival attendee, Treasa Cadogan, made the trip especially for the event from Cape Clear Island off the most southerly coast of Ireland. The 20-year-old, who is currently studying international development at University College Cork, would like to return and live on the island in future, but with a population of just 130 people, it is vulnerable to losing its school, employment options and services.
This episode was recorded at the 2019 Rural Youth Project Ideas Festival at Wiston Lodge, Lanarkshire. The festival brought together 50 young people from across Scotland, the UK and beyond to share ideas, network, develop new skills and discuss how to make life better for themselves and their peers.