Two Door Cinema Club have today unveiled their cover of John Lennon’s ‘Isolation’ in an effort to raise funds for Ireland’s leading social justice charity, Extern. Read more
TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Extern’s family respite centre, Savannah House, in Clane, Co. Kildare. Read more
This month we meet Deirdre Congdon (31), from Dublin, who joined Extern last November as Senior Human Resources Business Partner, and is now working alongside our teams in the Republic. Read more
Junior Ministers Gordon Lyons and Declan Kearney joined singer and actress Bronagh Gallagher and footballing hero Liam Coyle today (Friday, 26th June) to launch a new employability project in Derry-Londonderry. Read more
£32K funding extension to our Community Crisis Intervention Service will enable CCIS to continue to offer its life-saving supports to people across the city Read more
Ballynahinch Rugby Football Club launch limited edition jersey in support of local mental health charities. Read more
Ever thought about serving on a board in the third sector? Read more
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone TD, has announced that youth justice programme is to be expanded to courts in Cork and Limerick, as well as continuing in Dublin. Read more
Extern has launched two simple new online self-help guides aimed at helping people to better manage their mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more
A new outdoor advertising campaign from local charity Extern NI launched across Northern Ireland this week thanks to the support of Danske Bank Read more
Extern has teamed-up with players and coaches from its official mental health charity partner, Ulster Rugby, to encourage people to look after their mental health during the coronavirus lockdown this April. Read more
A range of skills sets and roles are required, including reception and cleaning staff, as well as specialist supports such as support workers, healthcare workers, and night staff. All positions are paid roles. Read more
Extern launches urgent hardship appeal to ensure the most vulnerable people in our community are not forgotten amidst the coronavirus pandemic Read more
Find out how we are working heard to ensure we continue to support the most vulnerable people in your community Read more
Our service users are the most important part of what we do, this month we meet Jamie Ford (19), who enjoyed working with our Janus programme so much that he is now volunteering with Extern. Read more
Listen again to Charlie Mack on how we are supporting people living with a range of issues - mental health, homelessness and chronic drug and alcohol dependency Read more
After being diagnosed with depression, Sophie sought help with Extern's Youth Engagement Service. Here's her personal story on how Extern helped her to regain the skills and wellbeing tools to face those ‘down days’. Read more
From joining the company as a placement student Rebeca Martin-Greenwood has worked her way up to the role of an assistant manager with Extern, enhancing her studies along the way. Here is how she became a Support Worker at Extern. Read more
Extern calls on calling on political parties to “urgently wake up” and take action in order to prevent thousands of children being unnecessarily taken into care. Read more
Danske Bank has announced that it will be supporting Extern NI as its new charity partner Read more
A joint project between Extern and Belfast City Council to tackle sectarianism among young people in Belfast has marked its first year in operation with a special ‘graduation’ ceremony. Read more
Leona Tate from Belfast, recently spent four months working with Extern’s Intensive Home Support Service team, in north Dublin, as part of her placement for her social work degree at Queens University Read more
The Extern ‘Open House’ Careers Evening takes place on Thursday, February 6th, from 5.30-7pm at Extern’s headquarters at 3 McKinney Road, Mallusk, Newtownabbey Read more
In Extern we understand only too well the personal ‘cliff edges’ that many of our most vulnerable service users live alongside every day, whether through mental health issues, drug and alcohol use or family breakdowns. Read more