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Wednesday’s Irish Independent is a case-in-point for those of us who suspect the press of siding with the Establishment against the people over Lisbon. With jobs losses growing by the week, they cynically attempt to link the issue to the possibility of a “No” vote to the June 12th referendum. This article is pure facile [...]

When Gordon Brown took over from Tony Blair last summer, he was hit by the floods and then the foot and mouth outbreak — and went up in the polls. Brian Cowen might need a similar trend over the next couple of months. With Lisbon and the economy already looking like the hot potatoes of [...]

Alternative title for this post was “Irish Manufacturing- It’s a Bust”.
Call for task force after 360 job losses

The Six one News had a report about the todays jobless figures showing a rise in unemployment coming mainly from construction. They had a report about how many rural areas depend much on construction something I mentioned a few weeks ago. What it reminded me of was a clip on reeling in the years. In [...]

500 jobs go at Galway Plant
Budget 2008 coverage

While much of the media have been acting with glea and the other lot with denial there is a big issue that is being ignored. When ever I go home to my local to have a pint the conversation generally turns to construction. Now this is not a D4 type talk of interiors this conversation [...]

There has been much talk recently that a major fall-off in jobs in the construction industry was on the cards. So the CSO Index of Employment in Construction, June 2007 (Provisional) May 2007 (Final).  Makes interesting reading. Employment in June is down 1.1% on June 2006 but still ahead of June 2005. So overall not [...]

From RTE
Up to 900 jobs are to be shed over the next two years at Xerox in Blanchardstown in west Dublin, following a review of the company’s operations in Ireland. The employees, who mainly work in a customer support call centre for Xerox clients, are to be transferred to a global services division within IBM [...]

So lets move it back on, do we need two extra bank holidays per year?

Planning hearing on Dublin Ikea store
Signalling fault blamed for Dublin congestion

280 Jobs To Go in P&G Nenagh
Bertie Ahern’s Make-Up Bill is €30,000 per annum

After meeting with staff this morning, it was announced by Procter and Gamble that 280 jobs are to go in a cost cutting exercise. The jobs are to be cut from skincare to a plant in Poland.

Procter and Gamble have announced a cost-cutting plan which will be detailed to staff at the Nenagh plant tomorrow. There are 600 currently employed in the plant though there is no mention of how many jobs are to be lost. All part-time staff were sacked in December 2005 and in Feb 2006 a further 75 [...]

OK – time to nail my colours to the mast. There are many politicians I dislike, but there are few for whom I hold little or no respect. Of those few, bottom of the pile has to be Micheál “The Chicken” Martin.
For me, he epitomises all that is wrong with Irish politics, particularly the stereotypical [...]

While Bertie Ahern holes himself up in the tidal wave of controversy surrounding the revelation that he took “loans” from friends to finance the costs of his legal seperation, the news has not been good for the Government either in this part of the country.
Newcastle West was dealt another blow after 260 jobs were put [...]

While many of the nations leaders may not be able to pull off a pair of hot pants quiet like Kylie. They certainly are equally able to say truthfully “I’m spinning around”. Now while all of you are groaning at that terrible pun and wondering why this post reminds you of the Sunday Independent consider [...]