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Why do so many under-35s struggle to find work in Ireland’s booming economy?

Despite near full employment there were more than 80,000 people aged 34 and under unemployed in the second quarter of 2026

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First seen
21 Aug 2026, 05:04 UTC
Last checked
22 Aug 2026, 04:50 UTC
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Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
21 Aug 2026, 05:00 UTC
Source updated
No update timestamp supplied
Byline
Eoin Burke-Kennedy
Section
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Source-supplied excerpt
Despite near full employment there were more than 80,000 people aged 34 and under unemployed in the second quarter of 2026
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    Why do so many under-35s struggle to find work in Ireland’s booming economy?

    Despite near full employment there were more than 80,000 people aged 34 and under unemployed in the second quarter of 2026

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    Why do so many under-35s struggle to find work in Ireland’s booming economy?

    Despite near full employment there were more than 80,000 people aged 34 and under unemployed in the second quarter of 2026

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    In a booming economy, why do so many under-35s struggle to find work?

    Despite near full employment there were more than 80,000 people aged 34 and under unemployed in the second quarter of 2026

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Capture provenance

Capture ID
#823
Observed
21 Aug 2026, 11:19 UTC
HTTP result
200 / parsed
Raw payload
636,059 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
Public boundary
metadata and excerpt