The President of Kilkee Chamber claims a re-think on the traditional role of work is needed in places like West and North Clare.
The latest CSO figures show an 18% drop in the number of people signing on in Clare in the past year, with just over 4,800 people on the live register in November.
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But unemploment figures went up in West and North Clare by 48 and 100 respectively, something Cillian Murphy says is to be expected on account of an over-reliance on the tourism sector for employment opportunities.
He’s been telling Clare FM’s Fiona Cahill that there needs to be a move away from traditional work practices, in order to create sustainable year-round jobs in coastal communities:
