GOODBYE, IRELAND A JOB FAMINE FORCES A NEW GENERATION TO HEAD OVERSEAS

摘要

When Simon Phelan started a civil engineering degree at Dublin's Trinity College four years ago, he figured his biggest problem upon graduation would be deciding which job to choose. Ireland's economy was growing at 5.4%, unemployment was a mere 4.4%, and construction was booming. Today, with graduation fast approaching, only two of Phel -an's 100 classmates have even had interviews. Worse, in these recession- scarred times, just two people from the class ahead of him are employed.