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ACN Wood Products is based in Belmullet, Co Mayo. The company specialises in the manufacture of pre-hung internal door sets and staircases — both prefinished and unfinished.

The system that determines the pay and conditions for about 170,000 workers in the country is out of date, totally inappropriate for the current economic circumstances and in need of a radical overhaul, according to IBEC.

Q I understand that I may now have to pay tax on my residential property income after the recent budget changed the rules on interest relief. Could you clarify the change? I own some buildings with mixed use. Does the change still apply?

Minister for Labour Affairs Dara Calleary TD welcomed the range of initiatives proposed by the European Commission to maintain and create jobs, to upgrade skills, and to increase access to employment.

In today’s current climate where “job losses” are regular words in hourly news reports, what happens to those people who are left with the realisation that tomorrow there’s no alarm call, no struggle in the rush hour traffic, and ultimately no pay packet at the end of the month? Once reality hits home how do those who have fallen on the sword of the recession fill the working week?

It is vital that those in need of the social welfare benefits and services receive such support as swiftly as possible, especially as the numbers of unemployed rise this year.

Mayo holidaymakers planning to head for the sun in the coming weeks should take a number of precautions before leaving for the airport, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Mícheál Martin.

Galway’s newest retail concept has arrived, the Cash Factory is a mecca for bargain hunters. The new and used superstore is now open in Liosban Retail Park beside Golfstyle. The shop provides a buy and sell service for televisions, computers, laptops, playstations, cameras, ipods, stereos, mobile phones, electrical appliances, fireplaces, office equipment, bicycles, and liquidation stock.

Westmeath house prices have fallen by a quarter since their peak in 2007, according to the latest figures from property website Daft.ie.

Even the pet name - An Bord Snip Nua - is sending shivers down the spine of the ordinary person today.