Disadvantaged young people hardest hit by coronavirus lockdown, report finds

Factors relating to the pandemic have seriously affected young people, a new report has confirmed.

Disadvantaged young people and those with special educational needs will be among the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and the ESRI.

With inequalities growing in the wake of the pandemic, new research suggests that school closures and a lack of interaction have directly affected the lives of children and young people.