Prime Time last night revealed that between 300-500 people could lose their jobs with Aviva due to a fall in “domestic demand”. Aviva employs 1900 people in Ireland.

This was the insurer’s response:
300-500 jobs.

We have a pretty good idea where some of that work might be going:

Time to take Lansdowne Road back.

500 Jobs Under Threat At Insurer Aviva (Claire O’Sullivan, Irish Examiner)

Call Centre India (Job Aggregator)

 

 

Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte blamed the “terms of IMF/EU bailout” for the ESB stake sale. (RTE)

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn blamed the “terms of the IMF/EU bailout” for the Special Needs Assistance (SNA) cuts (RTE Primetime)

Justice Minister Alan Shatter blamed the “terms of the IMF/EU bailout” for the number of Garda stations closing/positions to be axed. (Irish Examiner)

Taoiseach Enda Kenny blamed the “terms of the IMF/EU bailout” for a possible rise in income tax next year. (Irish Times).

Are you detecting a pattern?

(Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)
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