Irish Immigration Works

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Software engineers in 'huge demand' An umbrella group representing high-tech companies yesterday called on its membership to fund master’s programmes to bridge the “skills-gap” between the knowledge university graduates have and the experience companies need.

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TDs positive towards immigrants A substantial number of TDs support equal access to third level education for the children of immigrants, according to a new survey.

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Ireland’s green economy could spawn 10,000 jobs by 2015 – Bruton The Government has today published its policy statement on the growth of Ireland’s green economy, particularly around creating up to 10,000 jobs by 2015 if actions are taken in areas such as connecting more renewables to the grid and luring more green financial services companies to Ireland.

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Looking different. Feeling Irish The grown-up children of immigrants talk skin-colour, college fees, sport and national identity in multiethnic Ireland

Call to widen Ombudsman's remit Vulnerable immigrants were left without an independent voice when the Ombudsman's office was not opened to them, campaigners have claimed.

An Irishman's Diary DURING my early years as a parent, nearly a decade ago now, I used to worry about the children’s choice of Halloween costumes. There was one year, for example, when my daughter went to the school party as an angel – no problem there – while her little brother dressed as a devil.

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Minister says companies will be offered tax incentives to hire the unemployed Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton, TD, has revealed that financial and tax incentives will be on offer to employers that take people off the Live Register.

Consumers preferring to seek customer service via social media, survey reveals Social media is changing the way consumers are seeking customer service, a new survey reveals, with 47pc of US social media users actively seeking customer service through social media, a practice the survey refers to as social care.

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Bruton leads jobs mission to US Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton is today leading a five-day mission to the US to attract firms to invest and create jobs in Ireland.

State pays €1.2m to settle cases with non-EU parents THE GOVERNMENT has paid almost €1.2 million in settlement costs in cases involving non-EU parents of Irish-citizen children following a landmark ruling made last year by the Court of Justice of the European Union.

An Irishwoman's Diary A WARM WIND blows off the St Lawrence Seaway as we approach Kahnawake, a First Nations reserve about an hour away from Montreal’s bustling downtown. One of about 600 reserves across Canada, it has a sleepy, rural feel: dusty roads lead past modest bungalows where around 7,500 Mohawks live on land th...

Thousands pledge loyalty in Irish citizenship ceremonies WHILE THOUSANDS of Irish people are leaving the country, several thousand immigrants took their opportunity yesterday to become citizens of Ireland.