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Politics
Politically, Ireland is
divided into two
parts:
The Republic of
Ireland which is made
up of 26 Counties
Northern Ireland
which is made up of 6
Counties and is part
of U.K.
Irelands Demography
Total Population
4.76 million
(CSO July 2016)
Population Aged 15+
3.64 million
(CSO Q.2 2016)
Employment
2.01 million (CSO
Q.2 2016)
8.3 % (CSO
Unemployment rate
August 2016)
17.1% (CSO
Youth Unemployment
August 2016)
Unemployment in Ireland
2005 - 2016
Ireland was the most successful nation in the last year when it came to
reducing unemployment according to Eurostat.
Unemployment in Ireland
2005 - 2016
Science
Biochemistry, biotechnology, pharma co-vigilance, product development
R&D
Sales/marketing
Marketing managers with specific industry and product knowledge;
technical sales, multilingual customer support, online sales and
marketing, etc.
Clerical
Multilingual credit control/debt control and supply chain
Healthcare
Construction professionals
Operatives
Skilled trades
http://
www.skillsireland.ie/Publications/2015/National-Skills-Bulletin-2015-FINAL-ONLINE.
pdf
www.nrf.ie
No Charge to Jobseekers
Agencies generally charge employers 12% to 20%
of first years salary.
Qualification Recognition
Quality & Qualifications Ireland (www.qqi.ie) is
the Irish centre for the recognition of
international qualifications.
The Authority represents Ireland in a European
network of Centres known as ENIC/NARIC
(www.enic-naric.net)
Minimum Wage
9.15 per hour
Please note:
The minimum rate of pay changes from time to time.
Details of current minimum rates are always available on
www.djei.ie
(Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation)
Dublin
Cork
Galway
500 *
1139*
1328*
400
900
1050
Eggs dozen
Chicken
Potatoes (2.5kg)
Milk (1 litre)
Bottle wine (average)
Washing up liquid 500ml
Cornflakes breakfast cereal
Three course meal (mid range)
50.00
2.70
5.99
3.39
0.97
8.00
0.79
3.00
25.00
Ireland
Head of State: Michael D Higgins President
The Dil / Parliament + Seanad / Senate
Taoiseach / Prime Minister Enda Kenny
Tnaiste / Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar
Coalition Government Fine Gael & Labour
Currency - Euro
Time = GMT - European time minus 1 hour
Ireland
Thank You
Go Raibh Maith Agat