INCREASE IN GALWAY GAELTACHT JOBS, BUT UDARAS CHIEF WARNS 2009 WILL BE TOUGH

Date Published: 26-Jan-2009

There's an increase in the number of jobs in Údaras na Gaeltachta assisted companies in Galway over the past year.Details of the employment situation in Údarás companies in 2008 were announced at a media conference in Furbo today.Údarás na Gaeltachta's annual review reveals that 1,269 full time jobs were created and 1,024 future new jobs were approved.However, there was a decline in traditional manufacturing sectors such as textile, clothing and assembly line operations.