Oh, wait now…

The proportion of households without a working adult in Ireland is the highest out of 31 European countries and more than double that of the euro zone average, according to a report published by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) this morning.

In 2007, before the recession began, Ireland also had the highest proportion of jobless households in the zone.

In 2010, 22 per cent of households in Ireland were jobless compared to the euro zone average of just over 10 per cent. A jobless household is defined as one in which its adult(s) spend less than one-fifth of their available time in employment.

 

Ireland tops European league of jobless households (Dan O’Brien, Irish Times)

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)

She likes a challenge.

Mark Jenkins writes:

Just thought I’d send on this video of my daughter [Ada], who has just turned two and likes to read me bedtime stories instead of the other way around and this video has raised a few laughs for my friends and family so just thought I’d upload it to YouTube and send it on if you think it’s worthy of posting. Short and sweet,

 

Unless your inner child is listening to Nick Cave.

Bradley Gillis (a.k.a. L.B. Jeffries) – Santa Claus is Rockin’ (Official Music Video)

A slickly-produced, joyously unironic epic Christmas single for the kids with proceeds going to Barnardo’s Ireland.

Sure where would you get it?

Available at iTunes here

Recorded at Windmill Lane studios
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