Do you not see, "youse" is an attempt (by a group--I'm not accusing any individuals of any neologisms) to make a plural of that idiotic dual word, "you", which is both singular and plural but like "Sie" in German does not distinguish in verb agreement, taking the third person plural form for both singular and plural and making a distinction between the two impossible except in context.
This is a very logical adaptation. Any form that shows a plural of "you" gets my stamp of approval. "Youse" (as if it were one you, two yous) is fine, though it bears the disgraceful stain of having come from some very working-class people. *gasp* Y'all works, though that has been disgraced by coming from Southern (America) origins. There is "y'uns" (you ones, i.e. you (plural) individuals, and not incorrect in the making a plural of "one", so shut up Spellcheck), there is "ye" (hard to say, but who cares).
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