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“Is this a debating society or is it a council meeting?” was the question posed by Fine Gael councillor Peter Flynn on Monday afternoon, after the council had spent almost an hour debating back and forth across the chamber on the issue of the recent jobs news in Castlebar. Flynn, who will not be running in next year’s local elections after he opted to step down after only one term, said: “We’ve been here for an hour and we haven’t made one mention of anything we can effect.”

Attacks on workers’ entitlements are “becoming commonplace” with the economic crisis being used “as a means to chop workers’ rights”.

G4S Cash Solution Services has decided to close its depot in Monksland, Athlone with the potential loss of up to 20 jobs.

SuperValu has announced the launch of Signature Taste, a new range of some 200 top tier own brand products, which has been developed to suit Irish tastes. O’Hara’s Bakery will produce a Christmas cake for the range. Signature Tastes is a new, affordable, range of quality products that includes some of the most popular products from the previous SuperValu Supreme and Superquinn SQ ranges. Available in all 225 SuperValu and Superquinn stores nationwide, this range is expected to generate sales of more than €20,000,000 in the first year alone, demonstrating SuperValu’s ongoing commitment to supporting Irish food, Irish suppliers, and Irish jobs.

Fianna Fáil spokesperson on jobs Dara Calleary has said the news of 80 job losses at Homecare Medical Supplies comes as a major blow to east Mayo.

The controversial news this summer that the Courts Service was to close the court houses in Swinford and Ballyhaunis led to fears that the closure of those courts would see a further centralising of the administration of justice into Castlebar. Both court houses are due to close at the end of the year, but this week Fine Gael TD Michelle Mulherin has said that district court business, such as criminal, licensing, and civil cases from Swinford will move to Ballina rather than to Castlebar as first expected. Mulherin welcomed the decision of the Courts Service to amalgamate Swinford District Court with Ballina which she said should ensure the future viability of Ballina District Court Office.

Reacting to the closure of Homebase in Castlebar last weekend and the loss of 30 jobs in Castlebar, Sinn Féin councillor Thérèse Ruane, said that austerity is undermining the domestic economy and making the crisis in the retail sector worse by the day.

A new proposed scheme by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) will help create 42 jobs in Westmeath if the Government agree to the idea which was part of SIMI’s pre-budget submission announced this week.

A new proposed scheme by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) will help create 59 jobs in Mayo if the Government agrees to the idea which was part of SIMI’s pre-budget submission.

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