Coalition: Unemployment to vanish by 2020

The Government has pledged to eliminate unemployment in Ireland by 2020.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny said he wanted to get people “off couches” and into work as he announced job creation would be the Coalition’s priority for the rest of its life.

A special Cabinet meeting yesterday focused on boosting jobs in the construction sector, obstacles faced by the retail industry, and how foreign employers could be facilitated in creating employment.