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'It's unbearable': Young Greeks speak out about lack of prospects 15 years after crisis
The Journal visited Athens in advance of the EU elections to find out how young people have fared in comparison to Ireland.
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reports from Athens
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All time
Mental Health
'I was stuck in a room with no privacy': Fears that pandemic will have long-term impacts on disadvantaged young people
1 Jun 2021
18.2k
3
Job Losses
Younger workers have been hit hardest by pandemic, according to new research
11 May 2021
14.3k
14
Out of work
Varadkar says it's 'extraordinary' under 35s are experiencing their second recession in their adult life
22 Apr 2021
77.6k
80
Unemployment
Ibec warns of the 'sharpest compression of economic activity in living memory'
4 Jun 2020
23.7k
45
Republic of Opportunity
Opinion: Young people should not have to get used to precarious employment
James Doorley
25 Oct 2017
8.0k
47
Youth Unemployment
'My Jobseeker's Allowance was cut to €40 a week - I can’t afford to go to interviews'
Anonymous
27 Nov 2016
14.8k
142
Wrong way
There is some bad news in the latest jobless figures
5 Aug 2015
37.4k
106
Money Money Money
The first time Greece defaulted was more than 2,000 years ago
26 Jun 2015
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82
Internships
Opinion: JobBridge has very vocal critics, but it's delivering results for thousands of young people
Séamus Conboy
2 Feb 2015
310
96
inequality
Opinion: Across Europe, equality is being obliterated by austerity
Rachel Mullen
28 Apr 2014
105
25
Youth Unemployment
Marchers in Dublin City today want JobBridge to be scrapped
12 Apr 2014
26.3k
118
the folks
Living with your parents? Over 40% of young people do, but it's getting less common
25 Mar 2014
12.0k
47
Threat
Youth unemployment ‘puts the wind beneath the wings of every extremist in Europe’
17 Feb 2014
7.3k
49
generation failed
Column: The Youth Guarantee is an escalation of the government’s war on young people
Paul Murphy
7 Feb 2014
168
60
Opinion
Column: Operation Emigration – is the Government trying to give us the shove?
Kate Bellamy
9 Jan 2014
129
71
Opinion
Column: ‘We must work together to solve the youth unemployment problem’
James Doorley
21 Nov 2013
111
14
Opinion
Column: The exploitation of young people has been cemented by this government
Andrew Byrne and Dan Hayden
17 Oct 2013
170
166
Youth Unemployment
"Employers have to become part of the solution"- Joan Burton
16 Oct 2013
4.5k
45
Leaders' Questions
'What did older people ever do to you?': Taoiseach quizzed over Budget 2014
16 Oct 2013
7.3k
36
Opinion
Column: This is how to tackle youth unemployment
Emer Costello MEP
11 Oct 2013
269
36
Unemployment
Irish economy is 'leaving behind far too many for far too long'
13 Sep 2013
6.0k
92
Opinion
Column: The dole queue or the departure lounge? This is the choice Ireland's youth is facing
Joe O'Connor
3 Sep 2013
140
84
Leaders' Questions
Government defends record on tackling youth unemployment
3 Jul 2013
3.0k
56
Youth Unemployment
When Enda met Angela: Merkel to host Taoiseach in round table meeting
3 Jul 2013
4.2k
28
Leinster House
Oireachtas agenda: Banking inquiry framework and human trafficking
2 Jul 2013
2.6k
10
Unemployment
5 steps to tackle youth unemployment outlined by SFA
27 May 2013
7.1k
20
Opinion
Column: The reality of unemployment is being masked by emigration
Liam Aylward
20 May 2013
80
61
Opinion
Aaron McKenna: To combat youth unemployment, Ireland's skills gap needs to be tackled
Aaron McKenna
11 May 2013
202
34
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should young people be prioritised in job creation?
3 Apr 2013
9.1k
87
Youth Unemployment
USI calls for greater investment in Youth Guarantee Scheme
3 Apr 2013
3.3k
15
EU Budget
"You are a privileged generation" - Barroso to TCD audience
28 Feb 2013
9.1k
53
choose growth
Speaking in Dublin, EC President urges Europe to ‘choose growth’
28 Feb 2013
2.6k
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50 First Days
7 things Ireland has done in the first 50 days of its EU presidency
19 Feb 2013
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Opinion
Column: Promissory note deal savings should be spent on relieving youth unemployment
Dan Hayden
18 Feb 2013
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Welfare
Economic crisis has underlined the 'critical importance' of the welfare state - Burton
5 Feb 2013
5.2k
96
Michael D
Interview: 'There is a great anger in the country' - President Higgins
17 Nov 2012
12.6k
46
Opinion
Column: Job creation is too important for party politics. Let’s work together.
Micheál Martin
21 May 2012
152
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