527 people died by suicide last year

Irish Examiner

THE country’s economic problems have contributed to the single biggest surge in suicides ever recorded in Ireland, according to a report.

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350,000 provide unpaid care, says report

Irish Times

AN ESTIMATED 350,000 people provide unpaid help or assistance to people living in their homes or in other private households, a survey has found.

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Number in jobs falls 5.5% to 1998 level as 108,000 leave workforce

Irish Examiner

THE number of people in employment fell by 5.5% in the first quarter of 2010, with 108,000 leaving the workforce over the previous 12 months, . . . → Read More: Number in jobs falls 5.5% to 1998 level as 108,000 leave workforce

Government puts on brave face despite surge in dole figures

Irish Examiner

DESPITE yet another spike in the numbers claiming the dole, the latest redundancy figures from the Government show a marked decline in the rate at . . . → Read More: Government puts on brave face despite surge in dole figures

Bullying-related suicide is on the rise among our teens

Irish Independent

DOZENS of young Irish teenagers have fallen victim to the same fate as Phoebe Prince, who took her own life after being tormented . . . → Read More: Bullying-related suicide is on the rise among our teens

Numbers signing on up by 13.3%

Irish Times

The number of people signing on for unemployment payments increased by 50,781 (13.3 per cent) in the year to April.

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Small rise in jobless rate ‘masks’ gloom ahead

Irish Independent

THE number of people signing on rose slightly to 433,000 in March, pushing the unemployment rate up . . . → Read More: Small rise in jobless rate ‘masks’ gloom ahead

Jobless rate spirals as 167,000 join dole in 2009

Irish Examiner

ALMOST 167,000 people lost their jobs during 2009 – a reduction of 8.1% in the number of people at work in the space of 12 months.

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Only 17% of new welfare recipients back to work in 6 months

Irish Examiner

OF the 155,000 people who joined the Live Register in the first quarter of last year, only a sixth started the second half of the year in . . . → Read More: Only 17% of new welfare recipients back to work in 6 months

Old stereotypes of women alive in modern Ireland

Irish Examiner

WOMEN continue to lose out in the battle of the sexes. A report shows the glass ceiling is still very much in place for them. A Central . . . → Read More: Old stereotypes of women alive in modern Ireland