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Job Losses

# job-losses - Wednesday 15 May, 2013

50 jobs lost as Citi Bank announce Waterford office closure

The Waterford branch will close by the end of the year.

# job-losses - Tuesday 7 May, 2013

From Business ETC Xtra-vision

Up to 54 jobs lost as nine Xtra-vision stores to close in Republic

There will also be 11 store closures in Northern Ireland, with a further 58 job losses.

# job-losses - Friday 3 May, 2013

More than half of jobs to go at Killarney Golf Club

The announcement follows an agreement reached between management and the trade union SIPTU.

# job-losses - Thursday 18 April, 2013

From Business ETC Jobswatch

Aviva to cut 2,000 jobs worldwide – but no changes to Irish jobs

The insurance giant is to cut 2,000 jobs across the UK, Europe and Asia.

# job-losses - Monday 15 April, 2013

Column: ‘Over the past five years, I’ve seen the heart being torn from our schools’

Cuts to teachers’ salaries and increased taxation have left some of my colleagues just making ends meet, writes Carmel Hume.

# job-losses - Tuesday 9 April, 2013

From Business ETC Job Losses

130 jobs to go in Alkermes’ Athlone facility

The company said the decision was made following a reduction in demand for certain pharmaceutical products.

# job-losses - Wednesday 20 March, 2013

Column: The success or failure of the UK’s economic strategy matters greatly to Ireland

The UK budget being announced today has implications for Ireland too, writes James Kilcourse, who says as well as being a crucial trading partner, the UK is Ireland’s biggest rival for attracting foreign direct investment.

# job-losses - Thursday 7 March, 2013

From Business ETC Wicklow

280 jobs lost as Wicklow pharma plant closes

The Rathdrum facility will close by the end of 2015.

# job-losses - Tuesday 12 February, 2013

Hope for Irish jobs as Barclays announces 3,700 job losses

While 1,900 of the jobs are to be lost across France, Italy, Spain and Portugal, consulations are still underway as to where the further 1,800 jobs will be cut.

# job-losses - Tuesday 29 January, 2013

200 jobs to go at EBS Building Society

Staff are to hold a meeting to discuss the possibility of industrial action after being informed of the cuts.

# job-losses - Wednesday 9 January, 2013

From Business ETC Job Losses

Shop that warned of high rents closes with 8 jobs lost

The owner of Korky’s shoe shop on Grafton Street, Dublin 2, said he was glad that the ‘bloodletting had now stopped’.

# job-losses - Saturday 5 January, 2013

Workers to meet union after Dublin company cuts 83 jobs

Distribution firm Johnson Brothers told its employees yesterday that 83 jobs will be lost due at its plant in west Dublin due to outsourcing.

# job-losses - Friday 4 January, 2013

Distribution firm Johnson Brothers to cut 83 jobs in Dublin

The company informed staff of the decision to outsource its warehouse and transport operations today.

# job-losses - Monday 19 November, 2012

From Business ETC NIB

Rebrand complete: National Irish Bank disappears

Danske has shut the bank’s branch network in order to cut costs and redirect focus.

# job-losses - Thursday 15 November, 2012

From Business ETC Job Losses

Liberty Insurance to cut 285 jobs

The company that took over from Quinn Insurance will make 140 redundancies in Dublin, 75 in Cavan, and 70 in Enniskillen.

# job-losses - Friday 9 November, 2012

From Business ETC Jobswatch

100 job losses at Ericsson Athlone after Ericsson Sweden makes 1,550 job cuts

The telecommunications company hopes to reduce the workforce by February 2013.

# job-losses - Monday 24 September, 2012

From Business ETC Jobswatch

PopCap to close Dublin office, 96 jobs impacted

Some employees have been offered positions elsewhere in the company.

# job-losses - Thursday 20 September, 2012

Cowen wants commitment from Minister after Bord na Móna job losses

Over 100 seasonal jobs have been lost at Bord na Móna as a result of the poor peat harvest this year, described by the company as the ‘worst year ever’

# job-losses - Wednesday 19 September, 2012

Column: Making employers pay for sick leave is simply not fair

Placing social welfare costs onto businesses is an additional burden on employers and will result in job losses writes Ian Martin.

# job-losses - Friday 31 August, 2012

From Business ETC Clerys

Up to 16 jobs at risk as Clerys branch closes

Clerys Home Furnishings store set to close in a fortnight.

From Business ETC Target Express

Target Express sale announced by liquidators

Masterlink Logistics, headquarterd in Blanchardstown, is to buy the company which only recently ceased trading.

# job-losses - Thursday 30 August, 2012

Target Express workers end sit-in after meeting liquidator, department

Junior minister Seán Sherlock has pledged funds from the state insolvency fund to support the workers’ redundancy payments.

# job-losses - Friday 3 August, 2012

Funeral of Maeve Binchy to be streamed on internet this morning

Fans of the much-loved writer from Dalkey will be able to watch a livestream of service on RTÉ.ie

# job-losses - Friday 27 July, 2012

Permanent TSB names the 16 branches to close

Dublin and Cork to lose four branches each and three to go in Tipperary.

# job-losses - Tuesday 24 July, 2012

From Business ETC Banking

Permanent TSB to lose 250 jobs as 16 branches shut

The state-owned lender will pursue an internal reorganisation, which will see it close 16 branches and consolidate others.

From Business ETC Jobswatch

Cisco to axe 1,300 jobs worldwide

The global computer equipment giant said it is trimming its workforce by 2 per cent.

# job-losses - Wednesday 18 July, 2012

Permanent TSB to announce branch closures within days

Reports on Monday suggested that Ireland will see one in every four of its bank branches shut within two years.

# job-losses - Thursday 14 June, 2012

From Business ETC Job Losses

Nokia to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide

The struggling mobile phone company has also warned of a larger than expected loss for the second quarter of this year.

# job-losses - Wednesday 6 June, 2012

The 5 at 5: Wednesday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

# job-losses - Tuesday 5 June, 2012

Immigrants bear brunt of recession job losses, study shows

The unemployment rate among non-Irish nationals is now significantly higher than for those born here.

# job-losses - Thursday 24 May, 2012

From Business ETC HP Ireland

HP Ireland: job losses will impact ‘every business and region’

But there is no specific details for the 4,000 people currently employed at HP Ireland.

# job-losses - Friday 18 May, 2012

From Business ETC Inch

Bad news for Wexford as jobs lost at Yoplait factory

Although it doesn’t mean the end of the Yop.

# job-losses - Thursday 8 March, 2012

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The 5 at 5: Thursday

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# job-losses - Thursday 1 March, 2012

Gaming company Blizzard to cut 200 jobs in Cork

The company behind World of Warcraft is to seek redundancies from among the 880 people it employs at the customer support centre at Blackpool.

# job-losses - Monday 27 February, 2012

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The Daily Fix: Monday

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From Business ETC Job Losses

Dublin print firm closes with the loss of 60 jobs

Wood Printcraft has gone into receivership today. One staff said the closure had left the workforce “devastated”.

# job-losses - Thursday 12 January, 2012

Ulster Bank to cut 600 jobs in the Republic

The bank will shed 950 jobs in its Irish operation – North and South of the border.

Hundreds of job losses expected at Ulster Bank

There are fears that more than 500 staff could be axed at the Irish arm of the UK-owned bank.

# job-losses - Wednesday 11 January, 2012

Ulster Bank says it won’t comment on potential job cuts

There is speculation that the British-owned bank could be about the shed jobs from its 5,000 strong workforce

# job-losses - Tuesday 22 November, 2011

Aviva Ireland CEO Dermot Browne to resign

Dermot Browne will step down at the end of the year.

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