Barnardos leads call for extra resources to tackle disadvantage in Youghal

More than 3,000 people in the town can be considered 'disadvantaged' or 'very disadvantaged' and 500 children do not have access to childcare due to capacity issues in registered childcare services

Barnardos has called for urgent resources to tackle disadvantage in Youghal, highlighting a higher than average number of single-parent families, a large section of the population deemed as disadvantaged, and big numbers of children who have fallen behind in educational and social development. Picture: Karen Dempsey Photography.

Barnardos has called for urgent resources to tackle disadvantage in Youghal, highlighting a higher than average number of single-parent families, a large section of the population deemed as disadvantaged, and big numbers of children who have fallen behind in educational and social development.

The call for action is coming from a recently formed group in the town, which is spearheaded by the children's charity Barnardos.