Dispatches from Pyla, Dublin and beyond.
Exchange reports, participant stories, film, and the slow work of building an international programme from a village in the UN Buffer Zone.
RTÉ's documentary on Pyla broadcasts in 2026.
Ireland's national broadcaster RTÉ commissioned an award-winning TV documentary team to film in Pyla — the only mixed Greek and Turkish Cypriot village in the UN Buffer Zone. The film focuses on the village's past, present and future, with the Gateway Project's 2024 exchange at its heart.
35 young people meet in Dublin for a week of life skills
An evaluation across 35 participants from Ireland and Cyprus, North and South.
Gateway to Life Skills — a football tournament, 20 years in the making
The pilot exchange in Pyla, funded by Erasmus+ with support from Google and St Patrick's Cathedral.
The Gateway Project (Pyla) Ltd. is officially incorporated
A not-for-profit with an advisory board and youth council built on equal Greek and Turkish representation.
Erasmus+ backs the first Gateway youth exchange
The EU's flagship education, training and youth programme funds the pilot phase.
Youth council formed with equal Greek & Turkish representation
Young people take formal seats shaping the future of the project.
Smartphone film-making: participants become storytellers
High-quality outputs produced on phones — complementing RTÉ's professional crew in Pyla.
A week in Pyla — in 60 seconds.
Shot and edited by participants on the 2025 exchange, this reel captures the rhythm of the week: morning training, afternoon dialogue, evening football, and the friendships that form in between.