€40m EU boost for State’s youth job creation plans

Government plans to create jobs and provide training for the country’s unemployed youth should get an unexpected boost with an advance of around €40m from the EU.

In total more than €1bn will be distributed over the next few months to help about 650,000 unemployed young people in 20 EU countries.

Ireland is to receive €136m over two years from the Youth Guarantee and Social Fund to help reduce the number under the age of 25 who are out of work.