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Jobs initiative must support primary agriculture and the agri-food sector

IFA President John Bryan has stated that the Government’s upcoming ‘Jobs Initiative’ must support primary agriculture and the labour-intensive agri-food sector.

Mulherin says FG will put small business first

Mayo Fine Gael General Election candidate, Michelle Mulherin, says Fine Gael in Government will offer every support to the small business sector which has the potential to create thousands of jobs.

Cuts to minimum wage an attack on Ireland’s working poor - Ruane

The cut in minimum wage came into force today on February 1. Sinn Féin General Election candidate, Thérèse Ruane has described this as a shameful attack on the working poor. Sinn Féin will reverse the cut to protect other low income earners, according to Cllr Ruane. She insists that such a move will force more families into poverty and to rely on supplementary welfare assistance from the State. She also warns on the knock on effect for local businesses in the local economy.

Young people should not be left to languish on dole – Funchion

Speaking after the launch of Sinn Fein’s Solution to Youth Unemployment local Sinn Fein councillor Kathleen Funchion said we need to deal with the jobs crisis before we see a repeat of the 80s when thousands of young people were forced to emigrate, taking their skills and ideas with them.

Exchequer figures cannot continue to go unchallenged - Roche

Sinn Féin candidate for the Thomastown Electoral Area, Jamie Roche has said the exchequer figures, which outline a €2.3 billion shortfall in comparison to the same period last year, is a public finance crisis that cannot continue to go unchallenged.

Kilkenny’s agri-food industry urged to stand up and be counted

Agri Aware is encouraging Kilkenny’s agri-food sector to stand up and be counted among Irish consumers and influential policy makers, in a major survey designed to assess just how much agri-food is worth to the economy.

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