Would i be eligible for this if I went looking for a job abroad? My situation was this; I went abroad for 12 months. I claimed unemployment benefit for the first 3 months there through the Irish system. I could not find employment for the next 8 months. Returned home and claimed unemployment for 1 month. Then I took up a job. Given that I was without a job for 12 months and then took up a job having previously claimed unemployment benefit, would i be entitled to this?