Irish workers are facing a ‘dire future’

FÁS — the State training agency — is now preparing Irish workers for export because of the downturn in the economy.

The FÁS seminar on new job opportunities for Irish workers in other European countries indicates the dire future facing the Irish workforce.

When a State training agency has to promote work opportunities for Irish tradesmen like plumbers, builders and electricians in foreign countries, it is an indication of the so-called free movement of labour.