Fighting Words

An extract from a story by second class, St Laurence O’Toole CBS, Dublin

An extract from a story by fourth class, St Mary's Senior National School, Blessington, Co Wicklow

A story by Eva Ceridwen Garayalde, age 17, Co Mayo

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An extract from a story by sixth class, Scoil Bhride Primary School, Edenderry, Co Offaly

A story by Saamiya Cali, age 12, Grade 4, Baragah-qol School, Baragah-qol town, Sanaag region, Somalia

A story by Sakariye Ahmed, age 11, Grade 3, Taageer School, Dangoroyo town, Nugal region, Somalia

A story by Batiste Martinaud, age 18, Co Galway

An extract from a story by Creative Writing Club, Bloomfield Collegiate School, Belfast

A poem by Anna Dunlea, age 17, Co Kerry

A poem by Odessa Yip, age 17, Cork City

Sadie Fitzpatrick, age 13, Dublin

A story by Sarah McGuire, age 17, Newry, Co Down

A story by Nicola Barry, age 12, Co Limerick

A story by Joe Somers, age 18, Cork city

A story by Aoife Lawton, age 17, from Co Galway

A story by Sadie Jade Forde, age 13, Co Wexford

Write Up Your Street, a free publication available in Belfast, looks at the everyday through a new lens

Fighting Words NI aims to expand support for children and young people who are most seldom heard

A poem by Kaila Patterson, age 16, Belfast

A poem by Lorcan McCusker, age 12

An extract from a story by P5, Carrick Primary School

An extract of a story by first class, Scoil Aoife Community National School, Co Dublin

A extract from a story by sixth class, Scoil Eoin Phóil, Leixlip, Co Kildare

An extract from a story by third and fourth class, Rosenallis National School, Rosenallis, Co Laois

Dán le Clíodhna Ní Neachtain, 12 bliain d’aois, An Spidéal, Co na Gaillimhe

Dán le Donnacha Ó Tuairisc, 15 bliana d’aois, Co na Gaillimhe

A story by Olivia Willis Lawlor, age 13, Co Armagh

A poem by Rufus O’Connell Cantillon, age 17, Cork City

A story by Ellie O’Mordha, age 11, Dublin

A story by Isabelle Scott, age 13, Dublin

A story by Oisín Twomey, age 18, Cork City

A poem by Amelia Iwanicka, age 15, Co Wexford

A poem by Rachel McCloskey, age 17, Co Louth

An extract from a story by rang a sé at St Louis Senior Primary, Ráth Maonais, Baile Átha Cliath

An extract from a story by ranganna a trí agus a ceathair, Scoil Mhuire, An Tuairín, Béal an Daingin, Co na Gaillimhe

An extract from a story by Rang a Trí, Bunscoil an tSléibhe Dhuibh, Belfast

Fighting Words: A radio play written by students of the VT and RT classes at National Learning Network, Community Development Project, Letterkenny

A story by Ruby Cusack Cave, age 15, Co Wicklow

An extract from stories by three primary schools in Ulster