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It is vital that those in need of the social welfare benefits and services receive such support as swiftly as possible, especially as the numbers of unemployed rise this year.

Even the pet name - An Bord Snip Nua - is sending shivers down the spine of the ordinary person today.

Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) will offer 115 free part-time undergraduate college places for unemployed workers in September as part of a labour market activation initiative announced by the Minister for Education and Science, Batt O’Keeffe.

Preliminary figures from the annual first destination survey of NUI Galway's 2008 Graduates' Survey indicates that nearly 91 per cent of the University's graduates entered employment or further study on completion of their degree. The data contained in the preliminary report is an annual survey of almost 4,000 graduates on NUI Galway full-time programmes. The survey is conducted nine months after graduation and gives an invaluable insight into employment opportunities and further study trends.

There is growing unease among Irish taxpayers about where their taxes go.

Leisureland had adorned the Prom since the ‘70s.

Over 4000 people are now on the live register as compared to 1,700 just over a year ago. For the newly unemployed within the Athlone community there is both shock and confusion. The shock of being unemployed and the confusion of "what to do and where to go”. Getting back into work or training can be difficult. Finding the right job or course requires knowing what’s out there and how to apply.

Unemployment among the country’s young people is again emerging as a major problem, Labour TD for Longford/Westmeath, Willie Penrose, said this week.

A seminar aimed at providing practical advice and coping skills for those who are recently unemployed or facing redundancy will be held in Ballybane Enterprise Centre on Tuesday December 1 from 9am to 1.30pm.

A seminar aimed at providing practical advice and coping skills for those who are recently unemployed or facing redundancy will be held in Ballybane Enterprise Centre on Tuesday December 1 from 9am to 1.30pm.