Wednesday 24th February / presented by Fiona Bartholomaeus
The latest Jobseeker increase is the single biggest update in the unemployment service since 1986, but many unemployed people are failing to see it as anything other than a disappointment in comparison to the COVID supplements of the past year. The increase, which is $25 a week, or approximately $3.50 a day, leaves those on Jobseeker well below the poverty line, and many people, advocates and politicians alike, are calling for a permanent increase to the service. Here to talk more about the impact of the rate rise is Chris Twomey, Research and Policy Development Leader at the WA Council of Social Services (WACOSS).
Independent label Thrust Records has converted a Dublin suburban garden shed into a studio to work with folk musicians.
Niall Toner, Johnny Norris and Chris Twomey arrive at Ashdale Avenue in Terenure is ready to work. Thrust Records was set up a year ago, with a specific aim in mind,
To provide a new and lively independent Irish recording company, designed to offer a recording outlet for musicians in Ireland.
Producer and man behind Thrust Records John Weir wants to offer something to Irish musicians that would normally be out of their reach.
To gain a foothold in this market, Thrust relies on sheer hard work and professionalism.