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Job applicants with identifiably non-Irish names are less than half as likely to be called for interview as those with typical Irish names, according to a recent experiment. The research, the first of its kind to be conducted in Ireland, found a similar level of discrimination against those with an identifiably African, Asian, or European (German) name.

Burt’s Bees, the earth-friendly natural personal care company, has revealed some good news this week with its sales figures bucking trends.

Charley Stoney, whose family hails from Rosturk near Mulranny and who is also managing director of Field Management Ireland Ltd, was announced as winner of the Professional Woman of the Year title at the IMAGE Businesswomen of the Year Awards which were held on Wednesday night at a ceremony in Dublin.

Charley Stoney, whose family hails from Rosturk near Mulranny and who is also managing director of Field Management Ireland Ltd, was announced as winner of the Professional Woman of the Year title at the IMAGE Businesswomen of the Year Awards which were held on Wednesday night at a ceremony in Dublin.

The decision by the Government to abolish the Christmas Bonus payment for 24,935 social welfare recipients in Westmeath will result in a loss of over €5m in shopping power to the county in the run-up to the Christmas period, it was claimed by Sinn Féin Councillor Paul Hogan this week.

Retail Ireland, the IBEC group that represents the Irish retail sector, has published an assessment of the jobs to be lost due to cross border shopping during November and called for remedial action in the Budget.

During 2009 the occupancy in hotels in Westport town remained the same as the previous year — a statistic which was praised by Cathaoirleach of Westport Town Council, Councillor Myles Staunton, during a presentation given to town councillors by Westport Chamber of Commerce, where the chamber outlined their preference for a reduction in town rates.