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WTF? population of 747, 1044 on the dole!!

  • 15-03-2009 12:04am
    #1
    CamperMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭


    Ballyconnell in Co Cavan which has a population of 747 but boasts 1,044 people on the Live Register. link

    How can this be possible?


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  • #2
    Xiney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    well, when was the last population statistic taken?

    There could be a lot of people returning to live in family homes from Dublin jobs that no longer exist.


  • #3
    Nolanger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,556 ✭✭✭Nolanger


    It's probably people claiming the dole twice - could have two PPS numbers?


  • #4
    Fighting Irish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,062 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    its probably all the foreigners /sarcasm


  • #5
    EKRIUQ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,387 ✭✭✭EKRIUQ


    I read last week, it's people in Northern Ireland taking a trip across the border to collect the dole of €207 instead of their entitlement of £49


  • #6
    rio-rose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 127 ✭✭rio-rose


    hi all

    my bro had to go on the dole and he lives in leitrim, but has to go to ballyconnell to draw his money..

    looks like it covers a big area..


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  • #7
    gurramok
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,992 ✭✭✭✭gurramok


    Exactly. Those dole offices don't just cover the town they are located in. They cover the surrounding countryside as well.


  • #8
    CamperMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭CamperMan


    I was simply quoting what it said on the paper!


  • #9
    marti8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 909 ✭✭✭marti8


    From what I heard on the news (so it must be true :rolleyes:) was that many folks from northern Ireland pop over the border and collect dole in the Republic. I'd guess it was true. Jeses, imagine if we had a united Ireland?!!!! ;)


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