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Extern’s communications team aims to be responsive, open and honest.
Our office is staffed from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Please telephone +44 (0) 28 9084 0555 or you can send us an email.
For urgent out-of-hours media enquiries please telephone +44 (0)7739 977095.
Lisa McElroyHead of Communications and MarketingTel: +44 (0)28 90 840555M: 07739 977095Email: [email protected]
Matthew McCrearyExternal Communications OfficerTel: +44 (0)28 9084 0555M: +44 (0)7484 503 552Email: [email protected]
Ian DinsmoreDigital Communications OfficerTel: +44 (0)28 9084 0555M: +44 (0)7545 488882Email: [email protected]
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As the leading social justice charity working across the island of Ireland, Extern provides a service for journalists from the print, broadcast and online media who may need to seek expert comment or briefings from our staff in relation to the areas we work in, including:
In Extern we appreciate that members of the media may benefit from an informal chat or face-to-face meeting in order to aid their knowledge when reporting on an issue. We are always more than happy to facilitate these, so please get in touch.
We also act as the main contact point for members of the media who may need to seek information about the organisation from time-to-time.
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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
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
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
This month we meet Daryl Corbett (22), from Belfast, whose experience of the care system as a teenager motivated him to try and help other young people as a Peer Mentor with our Looked After Children (LAC) Mentoring team Read more
Robyn McVeigh, from Donaghadee in Co Down, has recently spent four months on placement with Extern’s Janus team. She tells us how the experience has gone. Read more
While the uncertainty of Brexit has affected us all, its impact will certainly not be proportionate, for it will be poorer households – and the people we work with daily – who will be most deeply affected. Read more
Jonathan Carroll is appointed as the first Director of People and Organisational Development for Extern Read more
An award-winning youth justice programme run by Extern, has seen a 72 per cent reduction in reoffending among young people taking part in the scheme. Read more
Northern Ireland's Social Worker of the Year has been named as Magherafelt man Mal Byrne, assistant director of leading social justice charity Extern. Read more
Extern's Bail Supervision Scheme has been recognised with a prestigious international award for its work in helping transform the lives Read more
This Halloween, dress up in your workplace or community and raise funds for Extern's life-saving mental health services Read more
Extern is the leading supplier of naloxone training in Northern Ireland, and we frequently attend overdose situations alongside the emergency services. Read more
Extern's Youth Engagement Service project is celebrating an exciting new phase in its work as part of the Bangor Cares Week initiative Read more
HIIT IT WITH EXTERN in Belfast’s Botanic Gardens on Sunday, 1st September. Read more
Extern's Positive learning celebrates its first year in operation with the creation of a specially designed graffiti mural by its participants. Read more
As the summer approaches, young people across Northern Ireland and the border region are being encouraged to sign up for fun, adventure and the opportunity to make new friends as part of the Third Space programme. Read more
Extern has announced the launch of an innovative new project, part of Belfast City Council’s PEACE IV programme, aimed at tackling issues surrounding sectarianism and hate crime among young people in Belfast Read more
Northern Ireland senior men’s international football manager Michael O’Neill and outgoing Belfast Lord Mayor Deirdre Hargey have ‘pitched in’ together to launch the Extern Fun Cup Read more
Duke and Duchess are guests of honour during special visit to our stunning site close to shores of Lough Erne, Co Fermanagh Read more
Hundreds of young people across Northern Ireland and the border counties are celebrating a very special milestone this week with the first birthday of innovative cross-border youth project Third Space. Read more
Extern today launch a new guide which aims to reduce the risk of death and harm for people who are problem users of the drug pregabalin Read more
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