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Five amazing young speakers will take to the Helix stage today (Wednesday, November 20) for Child Talks, the Ombudsman for Children\u2019s Office\u2019s (OCO) award winning event celebrating World Children\u2019s Day. Hosted by RT\u00c9\u2019s Mark \u2018the Science Guy\u2019 and our past speaker teen Eoin Murphy, our speakers will deliver inspiring and uplifting talks in front of a live audience of more than 1,000 school children from across Ireland. There will also be a special performance of the viral summer hit \u2018The Spark\u2019 from the Lisdoonvarna Crew and entertainment from young superstar magician Cillian O\u2019Connor from Britain\u2019s Got Talent.<\/p>\n

Now in its 7th<\/sup> year, Child Talks 2024 will see Ben (16), Sarah Ann (15), Ronan (13), Anna (17) and Bel (17) discuss important topics like single-parent families, young carers, growing up as a neuro-divergent child in rural Ireland, girls in sport, and loneliness. Young DJs Cillian and Rocco from Music Generation will be on the decks again to open the show. Children are also expected to tune in from their classrooms around the country on the OCO\u2019s livestream oco.ie.<\/p>\n

Speaking ahead of the event, the Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re absolutely delighted to be hosting our seventh annual Child Talks at the Helix on World Children\u2019s Day, with the show going from strength to strength every year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll have over a thousand children from schools in Dublin, Tipperary, Kildare, Longford, Mayo, Westmeath, Meath, Galway and Wexford, and there will be hundreds more tuned in on our livestream to hear what our fantastic speakers have to say.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s talks are really topical, chosen and crafted by our young speakers themselves who have been working hard since last summer, but also reflecting issues that many people are facing in homes throughout Ireland today.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe challenges faced by carers and for single parent families for example, being neurodivergent and obstacles for girls in sport, all things that are sure to come up on the doorsteps for politicians throughout this General Election campaign, but uniquely told from the lived experiences of children.<\/p>\n

\u201cChild Talks is a very special event that promotes children\u2019s voices from our speakers to our young entertainers like the Lisdoonvarna Crew, our young superstar magician Cillian O\u2019Connor and our talented young DJs from Music Generation. There is something for everyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs World Children\u2019s Day is marked around Ireland and indeed the world, we are proud once again to host an event for children, by children that really showcases how when children are given the opportunity to be heard, they have something very important to say.\u201d<\/p>\n

Find out more about Child Talks 2024 here<\/a><\/p>\n

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