Further funding needed to prevent 'collateral damage' of Covid-19 on Ireland's youth

The NYCI says that young people are among the "hardest hit"  by the pandemic and that further funding is needed "to provide a lifeline to young people at this challenging time." File Picture: Pexels

Further investment in youth organisations is needed to halt the 'collateral damage' being caused to Irish young people during the Covid-19 pandemic.

That's according to the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI), which says the lives of Irish young people have been disproportionately affected the coronavirus outbreak.