Information on employee rights, redundancy, consumers, setting up your own business, industrial relations supports to business for job creation, employment permits, employment law, intellectual property etc.

Information on employee rights, redundancy, consumers, setting up your own business, industrial relations supports to business for job creation, employment permits, employment law, intellectual property etc.

Get your tax life up to date, infomation on starting work, emergency tax, working in the summer, working abroad and getting tax back.

SOLAS also offers online learning through ecollege which offers a range of high quality interactive online learning courses. Each course can take between 14-24 weeks to complete. Learners can register for on-line courses through Ecollege's website.

Intreo is a new service from the Department of Social Protection. At Intreo Centres, you can get both income supports and employment supports to help you back into work, training or education.

A National Organisation for the unemployed and for the newly redundant. It seeks to represent the interests and views of all unemployed people and their dependents at a national level. Their site www.redundancy.ie also provides comprehensive welfare and entitlement information and statistics.

Job clubs are there to help jobseekers get a job by providing one-on-one support, a drop-in service and workshops. One-on-one support allows jobseekers to receive practical support like cv writing and interview skills, which will help them in securing a job.

The Local Enterprise Office is for people interested in starting up a new business or already in business including entrepreneurs, early stage promoters, start-ups and small business looking to expand. There are 31 teams across the country. You can find a full list of services and supports here. Visit the website to find your local office.

SOLAS (previously known as FAS) is the government body which is in charge of further education in Ireland. If you are leaving school, unemployed or simply looking for a job you can choose from a wide range of training courses provided by SOLAS and Education Training Boards.

Courses available include anything from short courses, to specific skills training relevant to particular industries such as construction. Some of the courses provide a training allowance, as well as a contribution towards travel and meals. Eligibility conditions and training allowances vary widely between courses so you should check the details of each course carefully.