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Dole Life: Season 1

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2015-11-08T21:30:00Z on RTÉ Two
  • 50m
  • Ireland
  • Documentary
In episode two, of Dole Lives we meet a range of participants of 18-to-25 year olds, part of the so called Wasted Generation, who are desperately seeking an employment break in Ireland with very mixed results. EPISODE TWO OF THREE, RTÉ TWO, NOVEMBER 8TH AT 9.30pm Trinity Graduate, Lloyd continues his quest to build a small food business, but the cold mornings and poor takings are beginning to take a toll on his enthusiasm. Over in the North Strand, James’ options are stark – either continue on what seems like a fairly fruitless job hunt or take up a horticulture course for twelve months, which would allow him to increase his unemployment allowance. Meanwhile, in Athy, things are on the up for single mother Kelly, who was effectively left a widow at 21 when the father of her two baby sons passed away. Determined to set a good example for her boys, she has set her heart on a course in community care, which she hopes will allow her to study full time and provide free access to creche care. In Clondalkin, single mother Katie has a lot of child rearing support from her parents and family and is determined that being a single mother won’t deny her a career. However, getting any kind of a foothold in employment is proving difficult and Katie is left to assessing her options. In leafy Rathfarnham, 19-year-old Louis is on the cusp of full-fledged adulthood, but is getting bored and frustrated on having to survive on the the odd handout from his parents. To boost these meagre takings he decides to take a bit of an entrepreneurial risks by setting up his own funk based clubnight in Twisted Pepper in Dublin’s City Centre. Over in Smithfield, Avril has gotten over her earlier misgivings about JobBridge as she accepts a placement with Jigsaw, a youth mental health service and it seems finally after six years of an endless jobhunt, Avril’s luck is about to turn. Meanwhile in Bettystown, Shauna is feeling down and out after being fired from her r
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