Exact!

As I have observed before, no journo seems ever to have taken the trouble to follow up these largely fictitious announcements.

How many of the numbers announced ever materialise?

Given the lack of vigilance on this point, the Brutons could make any number of fanciful statements and we would never know if even one job was “created” — or none.

Anyhow, this morning it’s good to know all our problems are over — 60 jobs! We’re in clover again! Whoop-de-whoo!

It’s starting to become embarrassing. I mean every time Bruton turns up to announce a few jobs being created, invariably a few hours later, another company sheds even more jobs.

Hello ISBA
Yes very ignorant and uninformed to take my comments down. So you’re an organisation! IS isn’t your first name and you regard yourself as highly respected and then go on with the mask of anonymity to accuse me of being a Fine Gael or Minister Bruton plant.
Well I will answer one of your questions………No I definitely am not a Political plant though I am a committed supporter of the present Government as the alternatives are ultimate ruination through an Administration that might include Sinn Fein.

@rodrigo

Yes Rodrigo.
We’d probably be better doing nothing so with your logic !

The fact we are losing jobs is EXACTLY why the guy is working so hard to bring in more

Because they’re busy funding colleges and not people willing to take

@finnbarr
The government last week announced an extensive programme of financial support for businesses who have been refused exactly as you describe.

Of course sometimes its easier to play the game from the ditch and tell everyone else what they are doing wrong.

Find a way to contribute or get out of the way and stop moaning

Hi Cian..it doesnt make sense what your saying…can you clarify?Cheers

Sorry my two cents not sure why the comment was cut off there, basically there’s a lot of funding going to 3rd level institutes and not enough going to entrepreneurs in the private sector. Give entrepreneurs 50K for R&D of their ideas, especially internet based ideas and see what happens…

Cian do a search on the journal for Galway and there have been numerous job announcements for Galway, then do one for waterford. John halligans stat of over 1200 Ida job announcements and a net loss of 200 for waterford over the past year confirms the governments stance. Concentrate on Dublin, cork and Galway and to hell with the rest of the country.

Did you never think of moving? It’s what people do it other countries when they want to get employment.

mcbab, I am self employed and love this area… if i had to move i’d emigrate and who will pay Enda’s salary then?

Well, if it isn’t the bould Paddy Rogers again. They took your comments down yesterday – somewhat ignorant and grossly uninformed. Are you a Fine Gael plant or what? You might now identify yourself.

For the record, the Irish Small Business Alliance is in fact very well known and unlike Mr. Bruton, we don’t have to hide from anyone.
Judge Moriarty of the Moriarty Tribunal described our group thus;- ” I appreciate that your alliance is a substantial and highly reputable body that obviously has understandable concerns in seeing that this aspect of the Tribunal business is inquired into properly and sufficiently and from my knowledge of that previous correspondence, I value significantly the assistance that you, and through your members, have furnished in assisting the Tribunal in its preliminary enquiries”.

You friend Mr. Bruton has been hiding from us since at least 1995, he knows our contact details so save yourself the bother, but please pass on our dialogue to your friend, you might also copy it to Minister Perry.

The highly respected British based, Law Business Research Group had this to say of Mr. Bruton’s Competition Law Enforcement legacy: “the prosecution of cartels has been next to dire and 2001-2002 represented little change from the previous 5 years….the authority appeared to struggle to unearth evidence of new cartels, launched limited dawn raids and in areas where it had some material to back up suspicions had secured no positive results”.

Paddy, wake up and smell the coffee. The socio economic fabric of our society is being torn apart and the ISBA will not be found wanting in its efforts to bring about a fairer society and a climate in which small business can thrive and regenerate our economy.

We very much look forward to meeting Minister Bruton in Court so hopefully you will be as good as your word.

@ ISBA

Sort of Ironic Paddy whinging about whingers and him the Irish version of Victor Meldrew

Paddy…there is a Port and Airport in Waterford and plenty of water and a nice blend of skill sets in numerous industries already located there…its the closest point in the country to mainland Europe by air and sea…I cant understand the pull of Galway all the time..probably cronyism and clout and Michael D Higgins..

Therein lies the problem, pull the Ida out of the city and sure lets remove the city council. Sure they’ll be grand is the governments position as regards waterford.
There is a drive to get behind 3 regional cities in this country and that is obvious

I heard there is the creation of 1 job. Mr Bruton was giving a press release on it last month. Highly skilled in it. I’m not sure whether that referred to an IT position or Mr Bruton’s ability to give a press conference.

And how about the lad in Buttevant who started work as a paperboy last week? When were you going to mention him Journal.ie?