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Some 45 jobs are officially secure at the Athlone B&Q store as the company successfully exited examinership this week.

The Athlone branch of troubled home improvement chain B&Q is to remain open, after a deal was made to secure improved lease terms.

The future of the Athlone branch of B&Q continues to look bleak, as the examiner appointed to the struggling DIY chain emphasised this week that the survival of the company in Ireland will “require the closure of the Athlone store”.

Last week’s shock announcement that the Athlone B&Q store faces closure is a direct result of the Government’s failure to tackle upward-only rents, according to local politicians.

A Europe-wide survey by the owners of B&Q Ireland indicates that a large proportion of Irish homeowners spend money on home improvement, and that, along with the UK, Ireland is the country where homeowners are most likely to carry out internal and external painting and decorating themselves.