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Pat brings you the sharpest analysis of news and current affairs on the radio and fresh perspectives on the issues that will define a generation. Breaking news is interwoven with reflective news features and reports from a variety of reporters based across the country. Experts are on hand to guide listeners on everything from consumer and employment rights and health issues to savvy holiday options. And Pat is joined by all the best personalities from the entertainment world. Listen and subscribe to The Pat Kenny Show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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"There's a lot of people on social welfare who just do not want to work"

A Dublin pub manager has claimed that too many people on social welfare "are getting too much for nothing and they are getting everything too handy". There are currently 40,000 job vaccancies in the hoispitality sector. While at the same time there are 150,000 people on social welfare who are eligible to work. However Social Democrats TD for Dublin Central Gary Gannon says the reason the hospitality sector are struuggling to find staff is because of low wages. Our reporter Barry Whyte has been looking into why there are so many job vaccancies in hospitality and other sectors here....