this is ireland....2013

Point is you are getting out and about and not potentially falling into a rut,which in reality is the bigger picture.Fair enough as you say why bother but that E75 is what you earned by your own initiative and you aren,t under obligation to the state for it.
Never know what will happen by the few hours you are working now and sincerely hope something comes of it.In the UK multi nationals(tesco poundland) were using claimants to stack shelf etc and giving them nothing.

when is the last time pa ?u did a day's living| as far as i can see u spend all yre day on here.is that what u call getting out and about?

What work do you do Kingrat?

Pa Lapsys advice is well meant and correct.

Trap Six behaved honourably by telling the dole people about the work he got but I would hazard a guess that Trap Six paid huge amounts of tax when he was working so any dole he gets is but a fraction of what he put in.

I have answered your question on another thread but notice you haven't answered mine.

no u have not.    i will ask u again...who do u vote for wildman?|if u try to evade this,i will do a vincent browne and ask u time and time again and remind the punters on here ,its nothing personal wildman,lets have it!

ok wildman ,u just cant do it can u?and if u must know ,i am a public servant.....i will ask u again wildman,who do u vote for?

cheers for the warning m8 but u know i think i will take my own chances!i will ask u again,who do u vote for?

Meant it in the context DJQ

No offence intended Its just I laugh because its something you would expect to hear from Pat Rabbite, Kenny or Gilmore




I had a company last few years,went bang!!!
im tax free and on the dole...
got a few days work,4 1/2 hour shift,monday and Tuesday,11euro an hour,went to dole today to tell them and was informed I will lose 2 days dole because of 2 separate shifts.
total pay 99euro- social charge and uniform,bus fares 12euro and something to eat 6 euro,approx take home 75 euro.....dole will stop me 66 euro,,,,,whats the point??????????????//

Sad situation. Genuine guy looking to do anywork to make ends meet and the government(actually all parties) completely fail him. Lets not worry mind, the Dail (Subsidized) bar is open till 5am to drown our sorrows

Been in Spain and Ireland ( south ) over last 3 weeks .  Both countries officially struggling . Unemployment among young Spaniards is at horrific levels  , and the areas dependent on foreigners ( Costas ? ) are suffering from withdrawal of spenders . Big number of houses for sale .

The property fallout is having huge implications here , probably worse in South than North . The further I went south , the more I felt people were struggling financially . One in 6 householders more than 3 months in arrears on mortgage . Emigration hitting hard , nearly everyone I talked to had children in Australia or America or Canada as well as in UK . Skype the saviour for peace of mind / regular contact .

Re original poster , being out there is possibly the only way to establish contacts and retain sanity while looking for some work to suit your talents . Anyone sitting around most of the day ( even if submitting application forms etc) may descend into a downward spiral .

Think things will get better , timescale hard to predict . And if I look at natural resources I wonder why the economy is in poor shape . No potato famine imminent , but I noticed seemingly less activity farming wise ( livestock / crops ) as I drove from Cork to Belfast . Cant figure that out , land is a big asset . Support local produce / producers only advice I can offer , even if it costs slightly more .  Selling our souls to the multinationals always backfires , one large soft drinks company  apparently paid less than 200 dollars to the Irish exchequer recently ( for a years trading presumably ) . And I am not sure those G8 guys and gals want to level the playing field in respect of paying tax to country where profit is generated .

Bought some new ( Irish / Comber ) potatoes yesterday in Tesco , after about 5 minutes searching the potato racks . Initially I found myself buying locally packaged potatoes , but they were grown in Holland . Reckon the Dutch are in better shape than we are , back on shelves pronto . I do buy their tulips though if passing through Schipol . Our beef , fish , vegetables , food generally are as good as anywhere in the world , just not sure we are getting the benefit we should from that fact . I managed wild salmon twice in 2 days in Youghal , first this year , none in Kerry ( legal anyway ) -- how did we let such a natural resource ( eating and sporting ) effectively die ?

What do you get a wee on the dole, trap 6, if it's not a personal question?

i am afaid trap6 u will not get much sympathy here!...there are too many....... " i am alright jack!" merchants here! ...so em?..get with the program and look after number 1!....sad but true!

kingrat,i aint looking for sympathy,was just venting pure frustration....

a bit harsh mp06, hundreds of thousands of jobs available out there roll up roll up if you want a job?.

This country is ****, what once was your job with at least a semblance of a future has now become a dead end job with no light at the end of the tunnel and a government so detached from normal working class reality I'm surprised we havent burnt down the Government buildings by now?, oh but we're such a passive nation and this gutless government know full well they can get away with blue murder as the masses brood.

Water charges should be the final straw before the masses ignite but alas just like everything else they threw at us we'll take it on the chin as we always do, but whatever you do don't mention the Brits or we'll be up in arms?.

dont worry Enda has just announced a 3 point plan to take 75k off the dole

* Engage differently with people who are unemployed.

* Revive the construction sector.

* Demonstrate that work can actually pay.




The biggest spoofer in Irish History imho even worse than Bertie

Sure the farmers have had water charges for years... proper order.