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Call for more investment in youth services across city to tackle youth gangs

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Call for more investment in youth services across city to tackle youth gangs

Galway Bay fm newsroom - There's a demand for more funding for outreach progammes and youth services across the city to help tackle the growing trend of "youth gangs".

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Councillor Alan Cheevers says in many communities, young people have nowhere to go in the afternoons or evenings.

It follows recent concerns over an alleged rise in "youth gangs", after a man was attacked last week by several males at Raven's Terrace, and seriously injured.

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Councillor Cheevers says young people in local communities need to be consulted and given options.

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Call for more investment in youth services across city to tackle youth gangs

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