Postbank management in talks with unions over job cuts

Bid to save 170 Athlone jobs

The Communications Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Government to help maintain Postbank services, following a meeting with Postbank management yesterday (Thursday) to discuss the future of staff at the company, including 170 workers in its Athlone call centre.

The Athlone workers face redundancy after the bank announced on Friday it is to wind down its operations across the country by the end of this year.

Westmeath people urged to revive community spirit

The National Spring Clean, Ireland’s largest anti-litter initiative, is urging people from Westmeath to help to revive their community spirit this spring by volunteering some time. The campaign, which runs throughout the month of April, is fully reliant on volunteers and free clean-up kits will be issued to those registering a clean-up.

The initiative plays a vital role in improving quality of life by empowering people to take responsibility for, and have pride in, their local areas. It is encouraging to have large community groups like the FAI on board. The initiative is totally reliant on people’s willingness to give their time and energy to help to make a difference in their community and the results continue to be outstanding.”

AIT signs agreement with Saudi Arabia

Extra 440 students a year to attend AIT over next four years

Athlone Institute of Technology has signed an agreement with the Technical Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which will see more than 440 Saudi students come to the Midlands over the next four years.

The agreement, which was co-signed by the presidents of the institutes of technology in Athlone, Galway, and Waterford, will see over a thousand students enter Irish higher education between now and 2013, with some 110 students due to register at AIT this September at the start of the four-year programme.

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