'12 Years of JobBridge' is actually pretty brilliant satire

The folks over at RTÉ's Republic of Telly knocked it out of the park last night with a bit of political satire, in the form of cinematic revelation 12 Years of JobBridge.

The story of Bernard O'Shea, top Irish graduate, who lived with his parents all the way through college, only to be sold into JobBridge.

"You're no employee! You're an unpaid intern, and you're just here to fudge the Government's numbers!"

Ouch. Close to the bone.

We particularly like this little political barb:

Shot fired. And, just for comparison's sake, here's the original trailer for a little film you may have heard of, inspired by this Irish tale of woe: