Work situation? Bad....very bad. Very few jobs available which is great when you are 16 and will be out of school in a year or so -.- Many people over here have gone to either Scotland (no tuition fees if you have an Irish passport or something like that), Australia or Canada.
Scenic wise? Very beautiful, jagged coast lines and green fields 'til you can see no further
Visit the South West county called Kerry and you will enter kite buggy heaven...
Inch Beach stretches for over 2 miles. Just do a quick youtube search for "inch beach buggy" and you will get the idea http://www.nicko500.co.uk/_borders/Inch_Beach_2_900.jpg
Banna Strand is another lovely beach
Never mix up Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland(the south), bit of a touchy subject lol. I'm English so I tend to stay quiet when the subject gets brought up over here