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Impact of Covid-19 on Younger People

On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss ...

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19.01 17 Apr 2020


Impact of Covid-19 on Younger People



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19.01 17 Apr 2020


On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss how the current Covid-19 crisis is impacting the lives of younger people in Ireland.

Together they discuss how the Covid-19 crisis has affected young people in terms of how they are dealing with the implementation of social distancing, the fears they might have, the disruption to their education, and the increased pressures being felt by families across the country.

  • Colman Noctor, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist
  • John Walshe, Education journalist with Independent News and Media & former advisor to Ruairi Quinn when he was Education Minister
  • Ian Power, CEO of Spunout.ie

Image: flickr.com/Leo P. Hidalgo


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