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An AIT lecturer has this week failed to get a High Court injunction restraining Athlone Institute of Technology from terminating his employment.

The hotel industry offers huge potential for creating employment if it is allowed a sustainable cost structure, according to the chairman of the Galway branch of the Irish Hotels Federation. Paul Gill has called on local TDs to support the abolition of the Joint Labour Committee system, stating that their additional layer is incompatible with jobs growth when allied to our minimum wage, currently the third highest in Europe.

The Irish restaurant industry contributes €2 billion to the Irish economy each year, yet the industry is struggling due to Sunday premium rates they are forced to pay workers.

Roisin Ni Chleirigh and Dermot Reid are offering a unique and fantastic course in Confidence, Motivation, Interview Skills and Aptitude Test workshop in Branchville House, Dunbell in Kilkenny on May 7 and 8, and on May 21 and 22.

Kilkenny’s fire station was the setting for the launch of the Irish Association of Supported Employment (IASE) National Supported Employment Week which took place this month along with the Job Shadow initiative 2011.

Experienced and professional individuals in Galway who are eager to rejoin the workforce have the opportunity to take up some 300 work placements provided by Begin Again (www.beginagain.ie), a career advancement programme developed by the Irish Centre for Business Excellence (ICBE).

Students from across Westmeath are being challenged to prove they are Best in Show in digital media, with a prized internship with an industry leader the reward, under a competition launched this week by the Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA).

The political events and the economic fallout from the past few months have led to a situation where the general public is now less accepting of any posturing or gombeenism. They have all been through the mill financially at the start of this new year and there is no appetite for the sort of political games that might have taken place in more affluent times. The only thing that the public want of their politicians now is that they go in, do their job, be as respectful and accommodating as possible and that in return the public servants work with them to ensure the services that we all need are provided to the highest standard.

Q. I am doing my final exams in Engineering in college in May and I am faced with doom and gloom about my future. Can I do anything at this stage to help me onto the career ladder?

Q. I am doing my final exams in Engineering in college in May and I am faced with doom and gloom about my future. Can I do anything at this stage to help me onto the career ladder?