Unemployment – The Irish Experience 
This UCD (University College Dublin) research study, in which you are invited to participate in, is focused on examining the well-being of a group within Irish society – the unemployed.
The study has an over-arching aim of capturing what it is like to be unemployed in Ireland at the beginning of 2010 – of putting a human face on the recession. In listening to your thoughts, perspectives and lived-experiences of joblessness, a snapshot of how a period of joblessness can affect your well-being will be acquired. In painting a picture of joblessness, your participation in the study will, it is hoped, shed light on how your material, emotional, psychological and physical well-being is being affected during this period in your life.
Participation in this research takes the form of a group discussion, and is entirely voluntary. A group discussion should be viewed as a form of guided conversation, where, you the participant, facilitated by a researcher, have the opportunity to discuss issues which are important and meaningful to you at this time. In this format, questions will be put to the group as a whole and not to individual persons. Each discussion will be 60–90 minutes in duration. As a gesture of appreciation for your participation in the discussion, you will receive a monetary sum (€ 10).
Furthermore, for the purposes of accuracy, the discussion will be recorded using a digital voice recorder. All information gathered will be treated as confidential and in order to maintain your anonymity, all identifying information (e.g. names, places) will be removed from any documents resulting from the data.
To conclude, if you would like to take part in this research, or you would like further information, feel free to get in touch with us…
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If you are interested in taking part in this project please forward your name and contact details to The Job Seekers Union - ucdresearch@thejobseekersunion.com
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