"Black Friday" job losses scaremongering, says CIF

Date Published: 27-Jul-2007

The construction industry has rejected claims that building workers around Galway will be out of work following the traditional summer break.The Construction Industry Federation agreed that while employment in the housing sector is dropping, the civil engineering sector is crying out forworkers.Fears have been expressed in recent weeks that many builders will be left out of work following the annual builders’ holidays,which begintoday.