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    Sinéad Pembroke works in Trinity College Dublin’s School of Nursing and Midwifery: “I can’t think about buying a house or starting a family”. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill Precarious work: the sectors at risk
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    Short-term contracts and casual work increasingly common in workplace 
    Last year, Carlow District Court had 54 out-of-hours sitting days, equivalent to almost 73 per cent of its 74 scheduled sittings. Photograph: Michaela Rehle/ReutersUnplanned sittings of District Court highest in Carlow
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    Out-of-hours sittings are ‘demand-led’, says Courts Service 
    The Merrion Hotel Dublin: cheapest room for next Sunday is €295, falling to €250 on Monday, according to tripadvisor.ie. Photograph: Aidan CrawleyLittle change out of €300 for a night at the inn in Dublin 
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    Index shows Dublin hotel prices have soared by 26% compared to this time last year 
    File image of young asylum seekers accommodated at Knockalisheen, Meelick, Co Clare. File photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons/The Irish TimesNumber of asylum seekers in direct provision up on 2014
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    Dublin’s Balseskin and Clare’s Knockalisheen see biggest rise as Mosney figure drops 
    Documents show 32 small primary schools in Co Mayo – all of them of Catholic patronage – have been identified for possible amalgamation to reduce costs and support educational goals. File photograph: Dave Thompson/PA WireSmall school merger plan would have hit Galway-Mayo hardest
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    Taoiseach’s opposition key to rejection by Government of report’s recommendations 
    Sinead Pembroke, who works at TCD’s School of Nursing and Midwifery. “I can’t think about buying a house or starting a family. I don’t have the security or the finance. It’s the source of a lot of anxiety. Many others in the same boat are constantly thinking about applying for the next job.”Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times‘I can’t plan for the future. I don’t have security or finance’
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    Sinead Pembroke is one of a rising number of academics reliant on precarious work 
    Noeline Blackwell, director of Flac, said the organisation’s telephone information line was something of a “social thermometer for issues affecting people in Ireland”. File photograph: Dara Mac Donaill/The Irish TimesQueries about housing rights to advice group Flac up 82%
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    ‘Binding laws’ urged to replace bank codes of conduct on dealing with people in serious debt 
    Drew Nelson: accused nationalists and republicans of “holding a veto over progress”. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien Orangemen call for new legislation at Drumcree parade
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    Grand Secretary criticises ‘cultural suppression’, as event passes peacefully 
    Although beset by delays, Charlemont Street is the only large housing regeneration scheme to survive the collapse of the PPP system in 2008. File photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish TimesSocial housing scheme near Ranelagh set to get green light
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    Charlemont Street development the only PPP deal to survive property crash 
    The number of landlords willing to rent to social housing tenants plummeted in recent years with the rise in Dublin rents making higher-income tenants more attractive. File photograph: Chris Ison/PA WireLandlords offer over 150 Dublin properties for social housing 
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    72 landlords willing to rent through Dublin council scheme started one month ago 
    In an open letter to the HSE an NUI Galway medical graduate has said students are unable to complete their medical training in Ireland as a result of the high demand for “intern” positions this year. Photograph: Alan BetsonRCSI calls for action on medical students’ intern positions 
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    International students unable to complete training due to high demand for ‘internships’ 
    Minister for the Marine Simon Coveney should take a “leadership” role in State management of fragile habitats, Coastwatch has said. Photograph: Eric LukeCall for Coveney to halt State-licensed destruction of habitats
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    Coastwatch urges Minister to take ‘leadership’ role in managing fragile marine habitats 
    Roscommon County Council paid €92,500 to three debt collection agencies in 2014, far more than any other local authority.Roscommon council is highest spender on debt collectors
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    Spokesman says third-party debt collection agencies called upon only as a ‘last resort’ 
    Labour TD Pat Rabbitte has said he resolved not to run in the next general election when he was demoted in the Cabinet reshuffle. However, he added he has changed his mind every week since. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish TimesRe-election of Pat Rabbitte as TD likely if he runs, poll shows 
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    Ex-minister for communications undecided on whether to contest next general election 
    The use of contractors in the IT, pharmaceutical, health and engineering sectors has been promoted by both employers and recruitment firms. File photograph: PA PhotoState agencies to investigate bogus use of contractors 
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    Growing use of self-employed workers in IT, pharmaceutical, health and engineering 
    As part of a review of the case, Judge Brendan Toale was told that the boy said he refused to see his parents for a year because his former foster mother told him he would have a better life with her. Photograph: Michaela Rehle/ReutersBoy says foster carer dictated ‘angry’ letter to mother
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    Boys made allegations of sexual abuse against relative after being taken into care 
    The minimum hourly living wage a person needs has been put at €11.50 an hour by the Living Wage Technical Group, an increase of 5 cents on the 2014 rate. File photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times ‘Living wage’ set at €11.50, a third more than minimum wage
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    Rising rents, in particular in Dublin, are main driver of increase over 2014 rate 
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    Key cases in brief 
    Migrants gather at a border crossing on the Mediterranean between Italy and France: the EU is focused on increasing the budget for Frontex, the EU agency for the management of co-operation at external borders of the union. Photographs: Reuters/Eric Gaillard European agenda on migration launched
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    EU introduced a European agenda on migration on May 13th 
    Pádraig Pearse: While living in Rosmuc, he penned the historic oration which he delivered at the grave of O’Donovan Rossa in 1915. Photograph courtesy of the National Archives of IrelandTaoiseach to launch Rising centenary project
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