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July 7, 2011
KIDS GET CREATIVE: Art aplenty
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War of the Roses: Round Towers’ Dublin beauty CLONDALKIN’S Dublin Rose,
Rugby: Clondalkin prepare for life in Division 1 Page 32
Siobheal Nic Eochaidh, who plays for local GAA club, Round Towers, was escorted onto the pitch at Croke Park by Dublin and St Brigid’s GAA Club senior footballer, Barry Cahill, alongside the Wexford Rose, Mary Kehoe, ahead of this weekend’s Leinster senior football final between Dublin and Wexford. The trio will be cheering on their counties as they bid for provincial honours. Picture: Fergus McNally
Sports Awards: June winners are announced inside Page 29
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Jobless figures up six months in a row 7,000 more now Q PAUL HOSFORD
unemployed in area than in 2002
THE latest jobless figures for Clondalkin and Lucan have shown a worrying sixth month increase in a row, with more than 10,426 now signing on. The figures show that 245 more people are signing on in the Clondalkin office, with
the overall figure representing a 10-month high, though it is slightly down on this time last year. The starkest reading, however, is that this time nine years ago, unemployment in the area numbered just 2,432. Even as recently as 2007, the figure stood at 3,738.
“This week’s CSO figures coincide with the announcement of 5,000 par-time internships. The people of Dublin Mid West don’t need placements, they need real investment in real jobs,” said local Sinn Fein representative, Eoin O’Broin. Full Story on Page 4