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More than 200 new jobs are to be created by top US online gaming company ZeniMax which announced yesterday that Galway has been selected as the location for its European customer support centre.

Fine Gael Senator John Paul Phelan is hosting his general election campaign fund-raising lunch at Kilkenny’s Pembroke Hotel today, Friday, January 28, at 12.30pm.

Labour Affairs Minister and Fianna Fáil TD for Mayo, Dara Calleary, has said that Fine leader Enda Kenny is in no position to give lectures on economic policy given his own party cannot seem to agree on its own policies.

Westport based TD Michael Ring has become a beneficiary of the new front bench reshuffle by Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny after being promoted from spokesperson on community, rural, and Gaeltacht affairs to social protection where he will once again face off against his old adversary Éamon Ó Cuív. Ring was opposition spokesperson when Ó Cuív was Minister for Community, Rural, and Gaeltacht Affairs. The role of Minister for Social Protection was only created by Taoiseach Brian Cowen in his last cabinet reshuffle and takes over from the old Minster for Social and Family Affairs. Ring will have responsibility for creating Fine Gael policy to deal with a whole range of social insurance and entitlement issues such as unemployment benefits, illness and maternity entitlements, and old age pensions.

Enda Kenny is due to announce his new front bench next week and Paddy Power are betting that it’s a two horse race to be deputy leader.

Fine Gael may suffer some “short term damage” from last week’s leadership divisions, but Enda Kenny’s handling of the situation will only enhance him in the eyes of voters.

Enda Kenny managed to see off a challenge to his leadership of the Fine Gael party yesterday evening after a marathon meeting of the Fine Gael parliamentary party in Dublin. The result, which came in just before 5pm, was not revealed to the public, MEP Jim Higgins told the Mayo Advertiser after the vote.

To the backdrop of at least one new convert within the Westmeath party ranks, Richard Bruton’s challenge to Enda Kenny’s leadership of Fine Gael proved unsuccessful yesterday [Thursday] evening.

Enda Kenny has the support of the “vast majority” of Galway Fine Gaelers as party grassroots in the county want to see him continue as leader and become the first west of Ireland Taoiseach.