GOOD natured and well-behaved teenagers must feel they get a raw deal from the media.                                                           Barely a week goes by without some report of rowdy teens or youths causing trouble and strife for their community.
However, a newly formed north county Dublin group is determined to change this tarnished image of teenagers in a bid to show they can have a constructive voice in society.
Swords Youth Council, which comprises students from the four secondary schools in the Fingal town, has also vowed to put pressure on authorities to provide appropriate facilities for teenagers in the area.
Established in March, Swords Youth Council is made up of Aidan McGrath and Padraig Lillis from Fingal Community College, Robert Connon, Oran O’Rourke and Andrew Smith from Colaiste Choilm, Shaunagh Deckhors, St Finian’s, and Aoife Scallon, Rachel Hickey and Grainne Warnock from Loreto Rivervalley.