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Free sunbed sessions for the unemployed a ‘cynical ploy’
A Fine Gael spokesman this morning condemned the Govenment for “the cynical ploy” of offering free sunbed sessions to the unemployed. »
Fas forced to look abroad for revolution tutors
Fas has conceded defeat in its efforts to hire revolutionaries to put the country back on track. Ads with all the key recruitment agencies have failed to attract a single applicant. »
Shops hoping for sales bonanza from striking public servants
Small businesses and the unemployed are hoping for a reprieve from floods and recession when up to 250,000 public servants bring their considerable spending power to towns around the country. »
Union fights for jobs of staff who don’t work
Sources on both sides of the Bank of Ireland pay dispute have admitted that reaching resolution on the issue is unlikely unless it can be established what the staff involved actually do for a living. »
Con Sultans enjoy gloom boom
While increasing numbers of Mirish people continue to suffer the indignity of having to eat sandwiches instead of paninis, the boom years are just beginning for the nation’s Con Sultans as they prepare to offer their expertise to the process of implementing An Bord Snip Nua’s cost-cutting measures. »
Unemployment study focuses on public servants
The Health Service Executive (HSE) and Dept of Social Welfare are looking for volunteers from the public service for a joint study into the impact and implications of long term unemployment. »
Training the new unemployed
A spokesman for third level, VEC and Fas education and training bodies has strongly defended the delay in rolling out course places for the new unemployed, saying that the training situation facing them now is different to anything they have ever had to deal with before. »