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Updated at 9.30am
MORE THAN 150 new jobs are on the way at Leitrim-based medical devices company Vistamed, it was confirmed this morning.
The recruitment drive will bring the number of people employed at the firm to over 500.
Jobs Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor will make the official announcement at the opening of Vistamed’s new research and development facility at Carrick-on-Shannon today.
Recruitment for a total of 200 jobs is taking place at the moment, a statement released this morning said.
37 people have already been hired as part of the process.
Vistamed
Founded in 1999, Vistamed has two medical manufacturing plants in Carrick-on-Shannon and Rooskey in Co Leitrim.
It’s an extrusion and catheter provider to the medical device sector.
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They are buying votes.
@Brianan briananb@hotmail.co.uk: correct and breaking the ESRI recommendations. Can’t wait to see this shower of self serving parasites gone.
@Brianan brianan…. Damned if they do or don’t.
How many more kites can they fly before the budget?
@Pato: Loads, and boy do they need to in order to try balance for the bobolocks they made of everything.
The government have certainly backed themselves into a corner concerning the hospitality sector. With the recent increase by the breweries if the government restore the VAT it will increase the price of the pint considerably on top of the up coming increase…just another mess .
The Vitners and Hotel Kabal’s won’t like this
@david finglas: Unless they have fitness facilities.
Oh, how thoroughly decent of them. VAT is simply legalised theft.
@Harry: Why? Why shouldn’t a tax be put on luxuries, which are purchased most frequently (possibly only) by the wealthy
@Sean O’Dhubhghaill: Born free, taxed to death.
@Sean O’Dhubhghaill: Are energy bills a luxury?
@Sean O’Dhubhghaill: the ability to get to work. Luxury.
Vote buying begins, election must be coming soon after budget?
@Emmet Murphy: if they do something they are buying votes….if they don’t they are useless.yeah?
@uUleRhCu: why don’t they reduce VAT or USC, something that would REALLY make a difference! These are piecemeal suggestions.
vat reduction doesn’t mean stuff gets cheaper. it only means whoever is selling makes more profit. (fuel is probably an exception because everyone expects prices to go down so they can’t bank it)
Crazy charging any tax on activities that enhance health and consequently reduce medical costs to the state.
There are only mental and physical benefits from taking part in any exercise. This is a good idea if it encourages more participation.
ChatGPT is doing some great work today with all these articles and I have paid work to do.
Or maybe they can just give the ordinary joe soap taxpayers a break who would like to be able to save a little and pay for things like sports and exericse stuff
Sounds like good proposal. If more people took regular exercise or played sport, stopped smoking and reduced alcohol intake, it would have a massive benefit for our health care system.
Instead people’s diet is terrible, drink too much, eat too much, smoke, dont exercise, and turn up at the doctors or A&E looking for some cure
Reduce vat on kids bikes, scooters, rollerskates and encourage activity and exercise in the younger generation
Means the smelleys will be able to get a weekly wash at the local swimming pool
have your say