Search

23 Oct 2025

WATCH: Longford Women's Link CEO says increasing numbers of childcare workers living in 'consistent poverty' due to low pay levels

A growing number of highly skilled childcare professionals will leave the industry unless greater levels of financial support is made available to the sector.

That was one of a string of guarded warnings issued by key stakeholders earlier today as the Association of Childhood Professionals (ACP) held a national protest over the issue.

Chief executive officer of Longford Women's Link Louise Lovett spoke to the Leader outside Catkins Early Years Education and Afterschool Service as management joined workers in holding a symbolic walkout at lunchtime.

To continue reading this article,
please subscribe and support local journalism!


Subscribing will allow you access to all of our premium content and archived articles.

Subscribe

To continue reading this article for FREE,
please kindly register and/or log in.


Registration is absolutely 100% FREE and will help us personalise your experience on our sites. You can also sign up to our carefully curated newsletter(s) to keep up to date with your latest local news!

Register / Login

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.