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Worked Example 2: Maternity Leave

Follow the same search procedure to find information on maternity leave in Ireland. Using the search engine
www.google.com

This time tick the Pages from Ireland box to get information about entitlements in Ireland.

Finding the best site
The site chosen to use for this example is www.citizensinformation.ie this is an Irish Government website. The site provides information on the social and civil rights of everyone in Ireland.

The site is straightforward and easy to use. It consists of mainly text. It deals only with the task in hand. Simply enter Maternity Leave in the search bar at the top right hand side of the homepage and you are automatically taken to the page with the relevant information. This page also contains useful clickable links.

One very worthwhile feature to note about www.citizensinformation.ie is that all content is available in English. Most content is available in Irish. Selected content is available in French and Romanian.

The Languages Toolbar on the right of each page shows the language version of the current page and the language versions available for the page. 

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