The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) is a representative body for Irish youth organisations, a role that is recognised in the 2001 Youth Work Act. Currently there are 43 national youth organisations who are full member of the NYCI, another 10 organisations have corresponding or observer status. The member organisations include a wide variety of youth organisations active at a national level and include youth club organisations, Scouting and Guiding or similar uniformed youth organisations, youth wings of political parties, Irish language youth organisations, and various other single issue and specialist youth groups. NYCI is a member of the European apex organisation for youth organisations and councils called the European Youth Forum YFJ. The NYCI publish a newsletter called Clár na nÓg on a monthly basis. Board The board consists of a president, vice president, treasurer and 15 ordinary board members. They are: James O'Leary - National Association of Traveller Centres - President Michelle Carew - National Association for Youth Drama - Vice President David Owens - An Óige - Treasurer Patricia McKenna - Macra na Feirme Elaine Nevin - ECO-Unesco Mike Randall - Scouting Ireland Aileen Mulligan - Crosscare - Catholic Youth Care Denis O'Brien - Foroige Sean Finan - Macra na Feirme Paul Gralton - Youth Work Ireland Gregory Moroney - Ógra Fianna Fáil Mary T Hally - Irish Girl Guides Ian Power - Spunout Nicola Toughey - Catholic Guides of Ireland Dale McDermott - Young Fine Gael Member Organisations Organisations in Membership AIESEC An Óige BeLonG To Catholic Guides of Ireland Catholic Youth Care Church of Ireland Youth Department Comhchoiste Náisiúnta na gColáistí Samhraidh Confederation of Peace Corps DYCW - The Methodist Church in Ireland EIL - Intercultural Learning Environmental Conservation Organisation Community Games Exchange House Feachtas Foróige Gael Linn Girls' Brigade Ireland Girls' Friendly Society ICTU Youth Committee Irish Second-Level Students' Union Irish Girl Guides Irish Red Cross Youth Junior Chamber Ireland Labour Youth Macra na Feirme National Association for Traveller Centres National Association for Youth Drama National Committee for Diocesan Youth Directors National Forum for Local Voluntary Youth Councils National Youth Federation No Name Clubs Ógra Chorcaí Ógra Fianna Fáil Ógra Shinn Féin Ógras Order of Malta Cadets Pavee Point Presbyterian Youth Board Scouting Ireland SVP Youth Clubs Council Union of Students in Ireland Voluntary Service International YMCA Ireland Young Christian Workers Young Fine Gael YWCA of Ireland Organisations with Observer Status Coiste na