The Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

21/08/2026

Job Opportunity: Policy & Advocacy Coordinator – One Family

One Family is looking for a Policy & Advocacy Coordinator to join its team in Dublin, working 30 hours per week.

📍 Location: Dublin
🕐 Hours: 30 hours per week
📅 Closing date: 10am, Monday, 14 September 2026

For full details about the role, requirements and how to apply, visit:
https://onefamily.ie/vacancies-and-volunteering

20/08/2026

The lastest labour force statistics at a glance!

20/08/2026

Recruitment event for those interested in homecare!

🔎 Join Intreo and Manor Homecare for our Recruitment event

💡 Learn about current vacancies and training opportunities

✅ Register here https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/recruitment-event-with-manor-homecare-tickets-1998223219440

20/08/2026

Come talk to our Welfare Rights team in person at the Ilac Centre Dublin next wednesday!

20/08/2026

Are you looking to develop a career working in the community?

If so the INOU are offering an exciting Local Training Initiative (LTI) designed to help participants develop a career using their life experiences and skills.

This programme is delivered in collaborations with the City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB). Certification for this programme is certified through CDETB’s validation and quality assurance processes.

The Building Futures programme is a QQI accredited programme with participants working towards a level 5 major award in Community Development. This course includes 8 core modules including volunteer work and an 8-week work placement. The programme will draw on participant’s life experiences to enable them to become community workers, peer educators, support workers and mentors as well as a range of other employment opportunities.

For more information contact: [email protected]

20/08/2026

Are you looking to upskill and return to work?

If so, Shaping Futures is an exciting Local Training Initiative (LTI) programme designed to give participants the necessary skill sets to take up employment or progress on to further education. These skill sets are essential in enabling you to thrive in any workplace.

This programme is delivered in collaborations with the City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB). Certification for this programme is certified through CDETB’s validation and quality assurance processes.

The Shaping Futures programme, now successfully entering its 8th year, is a QQI accredited programme with participants working towards a QQI Level 4 major award in Employment Skills. This course is targeted at people who have experienced long-term unemployment and who have the potential and desire to progress into employment or further education.

The course includes 9 modules, volunteer work and an 8-week workplace internships. While on the programme participants receive one to one support and guidance to help identify their ideal career path.

Contact: [email protected] for more information.

19/08/2026

What we want from the Budget!

Ahead of the Department of Social Protection's Pre-Budget Forum this week, the INOU is calling for measures to address the alarming rates of consistent poverty for people experiencing unemployment.
Our priorities include:
- Maintain Working Age Payments personal rates with a €15 per week adjustment.
- Increase the daily earnings income disregard for Jobseeker's Allowance to €25 per day for the main claimant and introduced to the Qualified Adult also.
- End the age segregation still evident in the Jobseeker’s Allowance payment.
- Increase the capital means test on a Jobseeker’s Allowance payment from €20,000 to €35,000 and apply this change to Supplementary Welfare Allowance as well.
- Expand access to the Christmas Bonus and the Fuel Allowance for people on Jobseeker’s Allowance or Supplementary Welfare Allowance for 6 months and over.
- Increase the Fuel Allowance by €4 per week and extend its duration to 32 weeks.
- Increase the additional payment for participants in employment programmes by €10.
- Ensure social welfare payments have additional supports to address the costs of accessing education, training, and employment.

19/08/2026

Talk to us today!

Our welfare rights team are ready to help with your welfare related queries and questions.

18/08/2026

Have you got your copy of "Working for Work"?

"Working for Work" is an indispensable FREE information book for unemployed people, front-line staff both in the state and community sector, and employers. It's free to read on our website or you can order copies here:
https://www.inou.ie/information/working-for-work-order-page

18/08/2026

Our welfare rights team are ready to help with your welfare related queries and questions.