Casualties of crunch look to Canada for jobs

“THERE is nothing in my line of work here. Canada seems to be where all the work is.”

That was the sombre view of Adrian Morrissey from Wexford, who, along with hundreds of others, attended the Working Abroad Expo in Cork yesterday in the hope of finding a new start abroad.

With dole queues swelling by 80% in the past 12 months, the question for many people yesterday was not a matter of when to emigrate, but where. The answer on most people’s lips yesterday was Canada.