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A Castlebar councillor will be calling for a sub-committee to be appointed by Castlebar Town Council to address the worsening unemployment situation in the county town. Labour’s Harry Barrett will ask that this sub-committee be supported to meet with potential employers and state agencies like the IDA, to promote Castlebar as a location for industry.

Castlebar Chamber of Commerce has launched a gift voucher initiative. Mayor of Castlebar Councillor Michael Kilcoyne launched the voucher at the Chamber offices on Monday night. “I think this is an excellent idea being promoted by the Chamber of Commerce,” he told members at the launch. “The voucher is guaranteed and you can use it in 33 different outlets around the town. Even if you don’t use it inside one year the chamber will extend the date of the voucher. That is really welcome.”

During Monday afternoon’s county council meeting, councillors vented their anger at the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 which is being debated at present in the Dáil.