The Council are set to vote on a motion that could make the local authority one of the first in the country to stop using the Government backed internships.
Young people, and all of those who are unemployed, should not accept the choice the government is trying to offer us between emigration or life on the dole and in unpaid work, writes Kevin Coughlan.
As well as a butcher, a baker and, er, a picture framer…We take a look at some more of the “intern” positions being advertised through the Government’s National Internship Scheme.
Employer and online business MD Aaron McKenna says that while JobBridge is scattered with ads for unskilled, unpaid labour, internships – even unpaid – should not be written off as without merit.
In your Sunday Fix: A certain ginger-haired former media executive is arrested; the cost of smoking to Ireland’s economy; Come on Clarkey! and Hackgate: The Movie.
The government is hoping to create 5,000 internships from the scheme which was launched two weeks ago and insists it is happy with the progress so far.
WE’RE JUST ONE week out from the scariest night of the year.
Many people decorate their homes every Halloween, while others mightn’t bother.
After the last 18 months, however, some of those who never decorate their house for Halloween might be tempted to have a bit of fun and do the place up this year.
Cobwebs, ghouls and goblins, a scary pumpkin, there’s plenty of inspiration around at the moment as more and more people gear up for the 31st.
This morning, we want to know… Have you decorated your house for Halloween?
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