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# dole - Last week 29th June 2025 - 5th July 2025

Harris 'not convinced' that dole increases should be in line with other social welfare payments
# Budget 2026
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# Budget 2026

Harris 'not convinced' that dole increases should be in line with other social welfare payments

Jul 2nd 2025, 1:36 PM 15,328 Views 118 Comments

# dole - Last year 2024

Move to double fine for unemployed who fail to engage with State services branded 'Thatcherite'
# Social Welfare
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# Social Welfare

Move to double fine for unemployed who fail to engage with State services branded 'Thatcherite'

Updated Oct 22nd 2024, 1:45 PM 24,473 Views 108 Comments

# dole - All time

Welfare payments due on Friday will now be paid tomorrow
# Storm Emma
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# Storm Emma

Welfare payments due on Friday will now be paid tomorrow

Feb 28th 2018, 9:53 PM 24,339 Views 33 Comments

Retirement age for public service workers to increase to 70
# Beyond 65
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# Beyond 65

Retirement age for public service workers to increase to 70

Dec 5th 2017, 9:18 PM 67,778 Views 73 Comments

Leo wants to link dole payments to a person's PRSI contributions
# Fine Gael Conference
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# Fine Gael Conference

Leo wants to link dole payments to a person's PRSI contributions

Nov 11th 2017, 6:45 AM 48,198 Views 163 Comments

'Losing my job was hard, but making people redundant was worse'
# Sonas Bathrooms
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# Sonas Bathrooms

'Losing my job was hard, but making people redundant was worse'

Aug 7th 2017, 10:30 AM 21,274 Views 7 Comments

Ireland has the highest rate of young people receiving benefits across 35 countries
# Unemployment
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# Unemployment

Ireland has the highest rate of young people receiving benefits across 35 countries

Oct 5th 2016, 8:51 PM 21,759 Views 145 Comments

Varadkar plans to raise dole payments depending on how long you've worked
# Jobseeker's Benefit
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# Jobseeker's Benefit

Varadkar plans to raise dole payments depending on how long you've worked

Jul 25th 2016, 11:32 AM 22,303 Views 89 Comments

Fine Gael wants to increase the dole by €27*
# Cash Money
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# Cash Money

Fine Gael wants to increase the dole by €27*

Feb 16th 2016, 2:38 PM 26,868 Views 125 Comments

'I'm angry, depressed and very, very broke. This is my life on zero hours'
# Opinion
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# Opinion

'I'm angry, depressed and very, very broke. This is my life on zero hours'

Feb 14th 2016, 8:00 AM 2,437 Views 141 Comments

There has been another drop in the number of people on the live register
# Unemployment
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# Unemployment

There has been another drop in the number of people on the live register

Jan 7th 2016, 1:24 PM 14,580 Views 112 Comments

Under 26 and on the dole? Labour has some good news for you - sort of
# Show Me The Money
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# Show Me The Money

Under 26 and on the dole? Labour has some good news for you - sort of

Nov 23rd 2015, 6:00 PM 34,652 Views 76 Comments

What is life really like on the dole?
# Dole Life
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# Dole Life

What is life really like on the dole?

Nov 1st 2015, 8:45 AM 39,208 Views 159 Comments

People on the dole to see 50% increase in their Christmas bonus this year
# Promises
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# Promises

People on the dole to see 50% increase in their Christmas bonus this year

Sep 14th 2015, 9:31 AM 40,294 Views 143 Comments

These Drogheda lads' song about being on the dole is your unlikely summer jam
# Buskers
# Buskers

These Drogheda lads' song about being on the dole is your unlikely summer jam

Aug 25th 2015, 1:29 PM 4,896 Views 1 Comment

Gardaí are being used to interview social welfare claimants
# Dole
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# Dole

Gardaí are being used to interview social welfare claimants

Aug 21st 2015, 6:02 AM 49,462 Views 146 Comments

Social welfare fraudster caught by facial recognition software is jailed
# Courts
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# Courts

Social welfare fraudster caught by facial recognition software is jailed

Jul 8th 2015, 7:30 PM 24,537 Views 50 Comments

Joan slams social welfare fraudsters for 'giving two fingers to their neighbours'
# Parliamentary Language
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# Parliamentary Language

Joan slams social welfare fraudsters for 'giving two fingers to their neighbours'

Jun 24th 2015, 8:30 PM 25,891 Views 137 Comments

Talk to Joan: 400 calls about dole and welfare fraud EVERY WEEK
# Suspicious
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# Suspicious

Talk to Joan: 400 calls about dole and welfare fraud EVERY WEEK

May 26th 2015, 9:33 AM 16,817 Views 58 Comments

Water charges will be taken from wages after people are given "every opportunity" - Minister
# Bills Bills Bills
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# Bills Bills Bills

Water charges will be taken from wages after people are given "every opportunity" - Minister

May 10th 2015, 1:24 PM 29,114 Views 307 Comments

Young man takes on social welfare for 'age discrimination' over reduced dole
# Unemployed Help
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# Unemployed Help

Young man takes on social welfare for 'age discrimination' over reduced dole

Apr 24th 2015, 6:05 AM 72,146 Views 167 Comments

Could the self-employed be about to get equality on social welfare?
# Doley Cow
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# Doley Cow

Could the self-employed be about to get equality on social welfare?

Mar 26th 2015, 2:30 PM 21,776 Views 89 Comments

Signing off for Christmas work? Your dole will be restored 'immediately' afterwards
# Seasonal Jobs
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# Seasonal Jobs

Signing off for Christmas work? Your dole will be restored 'immediately' afterwards

Nov 7th 2014, 4:19 PM 14,947 Views 69 Comments

Life on the dole - a dark and humorous diary
# Social Welfare
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# Social Welfare

Life on the dole - a dark and humorous diary

Aug 9th 2014, 8:30 PM 43,391 Views 56 Comments

Over €200m worth of unclaimed social welfare payments in past three years
# DSP
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# DSP

Over €200m worth of unclaimed social welfare payments in past three years

Jul 21st 2014, 7:15 AM 17,870 Views 25 Comments

'No evidence' that disproportionately high number of migrants receive social welfare
# Jobseekers
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# Jobseekers

'No evidence' that disproportionately high number of migrants receive social welfare

Jul 17th 2014, 7:15 AM 10,900 Views 82 Comments

Almost 3,000 extra young people were signing on last month
# Live Register
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# Live Register

Almost 3,000 extra young people were signing on last month

Jul 2nd 2014, 1:17 PM 10,318 Views 74 Comments

A TD used a Dáil question to ask if a water meter protester would have their dole cut
# Welfare
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# Welfare

A TD used a Dáil question to ask if a water meter protester would have their dole cut

Jun 28th 2014, 8:50 AM 49,846 Views 358 Comments

Opinion: Yes, I'm unemployed but that doesn't make me lazy or incompetent
# Looking For Work
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# Looking For Work

Opinion: Yes, I'm unemployed but that doesn't make me lazy or incompetent

Jun 22nd 2014, 12:00 PM 2,335 Views 163 Comments

In cases where work pays less than the dole ... 7 out of 10 people choose work
# Signing Off
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# Signing Off

In cases where work pays less than the dole ... 7 out of 10 people choose work

Jun 11th 2014, 6:30 AM 13,109 Views 56 Comments

Live Register: Far more men than women are dropping their claims
# Signing On
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# Signing On

Live Register: Far more men than women are dropping their claims

Jun 5th 2014, 12:18 PM 7,580 Views 36 Comments

Government unsure if paying social welfare electronically will save money
# Dole
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# Dole

Government unsure if paying social welfare electronically will save money

May 4th 2014, 8:00 AM 12,470 Views 61 Comments

Taoiseach warns of risk of 'welfare dependency' despite falling unemployment
# Jobseekers
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# Jobseekers

Taoiseach warns of risk of 'welfare dependency' despite falling unemployment

Apr 30th 2014, 3:48 PM 9,864 Views 64 Comments

Unemployment rate falls again to 11.7 per cent
# Live Register
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# Live Register

Unemployment rate falls again to 11.7 per cent

Apr 30th 2014, 11:46 AM 7,571 Views 81 Comments

Bruton on Gateway: 'Calling councils slave sweat shops is a total insult'
# Slave Labour
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# Slave Labour

Bruton on Gateway: 'Calling councils slave sweat shops is a total insult'

Mar 11th 2014, 10:10 PM 10,019 Views 107 Comments

Another drop in Live Register numbers, unemployment at 12.3 per cent
# Jobswatch
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# Jobswatch

Another drop in Live Register numbers, unemployment at 12.3 per cent

Feb 5th 2014, 11:18 AM 6,790 Views 63 Comments

James Reilly backs protest against turning his local library into a dole office
# Carnegie Library
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# Carnegie Library

James Reilly backs protest against turning his local library into a dole office

Jan 27th 2014, 3:00 PM 9,970 Views 23 Comments

Irish man considers joining British army to pull family out of poverty
# Unemployment
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# Unemployment

Irish man considers joining British army to pull family out of poverty

Oct 28th 2013, 8:15 AM 37,892 Views 253 Comments

Evening Wrap - Oct 21st 2013, 4:54 PM
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5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Column: Cutting unemployment benefit to the under-26s is unjust and unacceptable
# Opinion
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# Opinion

Column: Cutting unemployment benefit to the under-26s is unjust and unacceptable

Oct 15th 2013, 7:30 PM 110 Views 122 Comments

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