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# Internships

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Over half of government departments have used unpaid interns in recent years
13 Sep 2019
12.2k
8
How to make an internship work for you - according to an intern
29 Jun 2018
498
0
Ireland is getting a new internship programme
15 Oct 2017
19.6k
23
Poll: Do you think internships are a good thing?
15 Jul 2017
14.8k
77
However you might feel about internships, employers say they use them to spot new hires
Mark Mitchell
15 Jul 2017
2.3k
13
Students: Be productive and make the most of your breaks from college
28 Sep 2016
10.9k
9
Students: How to make the most out of an internship (and avoid the unscrupulous employers)
Ruairi Kavanagh
3 Jul 2016
719
33
15 struggles you'll only understand if you've been an unpaid intern
25 Jun 2016
6.8k
2
JobBridge is being reviewed - and may be scrapped altogether
18 Aug 2015
29.6k
126
This startup is trying to solve the tricky business of finding graduates jobs
12 May 2015
14.9k
10
Joan Burton: I sometimes wonder if TDs criticising JobBridge have ever worked in a job*
25 Feb 2015
16.3k
120
Opinion: JobBridge has very vocal critics, but it's delivering results for thousands of young people
Séamus Conboy
2 Feb 2015
280
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Gardaí defend hiring 16 JobBridge interns for €1.25 an hour
9 Dec 2014
23.7k
138
Subway advertise for 'Sandwich Artist' intern through JobBridge
15 Oct 2014
19.7k
102
JobBridge ads for school cleaners and caretakers taken down - but you can still be a janitor
20 Sep 2014
12.3k
50
Cork County Council may ditch controversial JobBridge scheme
10 Sep 2014
13.9k
34
Documentary explores what it's like to be an intern in Ireland
4 May 2014
29.7k
46
Protests at some Advance Pitstop branches over JobBridge internships
18 Jan 2014
21.7k
134
Column: JobBridge isn't about helping people, it's about padding unemployment figures
Kevin Coughlan
6 Dec 2013
184
150
Column: Losing our religion – what thirtysomethings believe in now
Kate Bellamy
23 Nov 2013
77
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Logistics of youth guarantee scheme come before funding, says Taoiseach
12 Nov 2013
3.4k
31
Column: Internships can take you from clueless wannabe to landing that job
Julia Purcell
19 Jul 2013
279
77
Joan Burton says 23 companies have been banned from JobBridge
9 Jul 2013
27.1k
90
Open thread: How do you feel about low-paying or unpaid internships?
17 Jun 2013
9.2k
75
217 people have worked JobBridge internships in government departments
17 Jun 2013
9.2k
28
Additional 1,000 JobBridge places announced
9 May 2012
3.7k
58
Over half of young interns feel 'undervalued' - survey
2 May 2012
3.5k
14
Unemployed primary teachers can do probation through JobBridge
5 Oct 2011
3.0k
13
JobBridge companies want a pizza chef, a waiter and a personal assistant
9 Sep 2011
2.6k
21
Poll: Is the government's internship scheme worthwhile?
9 Sep 2011
2.3k
43
Column: It’s a shame JobBridge is badly curated – there are some quality offers in there
Aaron McKenna
8 Sep 2011
48
22
Aer Lingus defends internship position for ‘Air Safety Assistant’
31 Aug 2011
2.6k
26
The Daily Fix: Sunday
17 Jul 2011
1.5k
4
Scheme that has created eight internships will cost €16 million
17 Jul 2011
916
18