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Mayo Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony has welcomed the announcement that the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation will hold a meeting in Castlebar on Monday April 22 to discuss issues that are relevant to the retail sector.

On Tuesday second generation Ballinrobe retailer Rob Murphy presented to the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, addressing the challenges town centres are facing due to restrictive parking regimes. Mr Murphy of Murphy’s Centra, Ballinrobe, spoke as part of a delegation from RGDATA, the representative association for independent family grocers.

Athlone town councillors have given a mixed welcome to a presentation by Connect Ireland, which offers financial rewards to people who use their connections to attract jobs to Ireland.

There is some welcome news for small businesses in Mayo which have been refused credit by the banks. Under a new Government scheme, operated by Microfinance Ireland, the owners of ‘micro-enterprises’ and new start-ups can now apply through the Mayo County Enterprise Board for loans of up to €25,000.

Galway received a boost yesterday with the announcement that mobile innovation company Synchronoss Technologies Inc is creating 30 new jobs in the city.

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, together with the Minister of State for Small Business, John Perry, has launched Managing Out of The Crisis, a simple guide to assist small businesses in difficulty.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has welcomed the announcement that Business Development Managers have been appointed to two Mayo based Community Enterprise Centres, IRD Kiltimagh and IRD North Mayo - West Sligo.

A research programme in cloud computing involving the Software Research Institute at Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) has received €1.2 million in funding from the Government.

The shock resignation of ‘Super’ Junior Minister for Housing Willie Penrose in recent weeks has rocked the Labour Party in the lead up to the first Budget which the Coalition will soon deliver.

Thirty four jobs are to be created in Galway by start-up companies and expanding businesses before the end of the year following an injection of Government funds into county and city enterprise boards.