18-year-old Mykola Rubliuk on making friends in Ireland

18-year-old Mykola Rubliuk is a youth leader at the Lisdoonvarna Youth Cafe. It's a place where teenagers ages 13-18 cam come to meet friends, gain knowledge and skills and find something to their liking. The main goal of the project is to create a safe place where each teenager is respected and accepted.

The youth cafe has many master classes, for example, cooking, DIY, growing plants aswell as trips for the teenagers to festivals, surfing courses. There is also training in self-development, self-confidence and mental health.

The cafe opens 5 days a week from 4pm to 9pm.