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The temporary closure over the Christmas period of the Iralco car manufacturing plant is another sharp blow to its employees who have been “through the wars” since April this year, according to a trade union spokesperson.

Running for the local elections, Sean Butler is a new candidate seeking a Labour Party seat on Kilkenny Borough Council. He has a tough job to contend with as there are already three sitting Labour Party councillors who are putting up a big fight to retain their seats.

New car registrations in March were down 64 per cent on the same month last year, according to figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). Just 7,811 new cars were registered in March, compared to 21,590 for the same month last year.

Car sales are down 65 per cent, the economy is struggling, and more cars than ever are being imported , but local specialist car dealers Cunningham Higgins say that the Green Party are to blame for at least 50 per cent of this fall..

A fresh approach to the pricing of used cars together with the use of the internet have proven to be the secret weapon used by the Mordaunt Group in its attempt to fight off a slowing car market.

Local TDs have added their voices to the widespread shock that followed last weekend’s announcement of the loss of 60 jobs with the closure of major Midlands motor dealership, Casey Autogroup.

Up until the latter months of 2008, I think I could safely say I knew very few people who were unemployed or had been made redundant. That is how things were for many of us who left college in the noughties, who grew up seeing jobs as disposable as daily contact lenses. If it was irritating you, you just flung it away and tried another. Or you packed it in if you fancied a trip to Thailand. But a harsh reality has set in for us all which has seen us all know a lot of people without jobs. Or be without jobs ourselves.

Up until the latter months of 2008, I think I could safely say I knew very few people who were unemployed or had been made redundant. That is how things were for many of us who left college in the noughties, who grew up seeing jobs as disposable as daily contact lenses. If it was irritating you, you just flung it away and tried another. Or you packed it in if you fancied a trip to Thailand. But a harsh reality has set in for us all which has seen us all know a lot of people without jobs. Or be without jobs ourselves.

Galway car dealership Windsor Motors has reduced its prices by 20 per cent.

The Society of Irish Motor Industry’s latest figures shows the continued decline of new vehicle sales in Mayo in September compared to the same time 12 months ago. In September this year there were only two heavy good vehicles sold in Mayo, compared to seven in 2008, a 70 per cent reduction, which is six per cent above the national average decline.