Search
06 Sept 2025
Search
06 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Eastwood welcomes stopping of planned cuts to youth services and early years programmes.
The stopping of proposed cuts to youth services and a range of early years programmes by the Department of Education has been welcomed by SDLP leader Colum Eastwood.
The Foyle MP said: "The planned cuts to youth services and early years services were unacceptable, and the axing of the Pathway Fund would have disadvantaged children in Derry and potentially risk jobs. The expected end of the Pathway Fund caused significant distress and outrage among families in Derry and the North.
"These programmes have enabled life-changing work for thousands of children; any cuts are unacceptable. Early interventions are critical in reducing public costs in the long term, and this fund pays for itself many times over. Allowing the Pathway Fund to end would be morally and ethically wrong, and I'm glad these cuts won't proceed.
"I would encourage the department to explore the possibility of bringing back schemes previously stopped to ensure that our children and young people get the best start in life and that harsh budget cuts do not impact their futures."
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
