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Opinion: Lone parents who work get up very early in the morning - but Varadkar doesn't represent us
Louise Bayliss
Over 100,000 people who work in Ireland are still living in poverty
750,000 people are living in poverty in Ireland - on under €218 a week
16% of people in Ireland living below poverty line have jobs
Column: As a society, we can't afford to pay Irish workers so little
Jimmy Kelly
Gilmore: Communion allowance cut to stop 'lavish' spending