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Updated 12.46pm
THE MUNSTER EXPRESS newspaper in Waterford has announced it will be looking for 11 redundancies as management attempt to cut costs.
The newspaper’s staff were told of the plans at a meeting yesterday. According to the Unite trade union, managers said the eleven positions included one in advertising, two in distribution and eight in production in printing – whose roles are expected to be outsourced. It’s understood there is a 30-day window for alternative ways of making the savings to be found.
Eleven positions amounts to almost half of 24 staff at the paper, which is published twice a week and serves Waterford, south Kilkenny and south Tipperary.
Brendan Byrne, regional officer for Unite, said the cuts would “effectively kill the paper.” He added: “We recognise that these are difficult times but there are ways that can be explored and implemented to prevent what would tear the heart out of an institution in Waterford.”
He added that similar cuts had been avoided at the Connaught Telegraph and the Mayo Star, which were also looking at outsourcing production.
A spokesperson for the Irish branch of the National Union of Journalists told TheJournal.ie the union was “shocked to hear of the plans to make a significant number of people redundant at the Munster Express”, adding that officials “will be contacting the company to arrange talks as soon as possible”.
The Munster Express, owned by Munster Express Ltd, has been in operation for more than 150 years and is based in Waterford city. Figures published in June 2010 gave its average net circulation at just under seven thousand copies.
Management at the Munster Express could not be immediately reached for comment this morning.
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Sad
Get help then. Speak to a friend or your GP
Look at them, I can’t imagine they had anything else to do, but queue for a phone.
Very sad, the steve jobs cult.
Apple fanboys. There’s something a little sad about that… And by the looks of the pics there were about 10 people there
Android way superior.
There’s only a handful of them
Midnight launch for BF3 would have been more exciting.
And a LAN event. That would have got me there
Very sad
Its the muppet show.
NERRRRDDS!
Ssshh whoever told you im queing up for MW3 is a liar.
The horrible accusations those liar make
5 photos, 3 of the same guy.
lame.
Nerd rage and racism. Great combination.
i got myself a Samsung Galaxy this week and left Iphone land forever
Not too many thumbs down yet. The apple brigade must be still in bed, worn out id imagine from playing with granny smiths gadget!
If you haven’t got an I-phone, you haven’t got an I-phone.
Stop deleting my comment please, moderator. His statement “If you haven’t got an I-phone, you haven’t got an I-phone.” is idiotic and I have a right to point that out.
I saw the queue and I thought you were sellin’ drugs..
Outstanding observation!
Suckers!
So let me get this right so one person cannot plug in a usb cable and another needs to know he is in his house. Does one need a wee nap?? Samsung Galaxy S2 do yourself a favour
If Siri is not available in Ireland what’s the point in been first. Plenty of time. If you own an iPhone 4 like me then there is no need to buy this one.
I hope ( for their sakes) those people in the picture have an older iPhone
Siri works fine in Ireland but won’t do some things like search Irish maps.
Samsung beats Apple smartphones http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15489523
Quote from your link “The consultancy said Apple’s growth was hindered by customers waiting for the launch of the new iPhone 4S.”
Give it up
Have a Samsung galaxy it’s takes ages for the gps to pinpoint where you are I also have an iPhone 4 seconds it tells me and even Inside my house, plus don’t get me started on transferring music to a galaxy ;(
If you need a phone to tell you your in your own house youve got bigger problems then you think.
The one redeeming feature from all this is that these people weren’t queuing up at an O2 store and the generous 150mb data plans they could avail themselves of. That would have been biblically sad to sign up for 18/24 months of that.
How pathetic that someone would wait in the cold weather overnight just to buy a gadget. Ever heard of PRE-ORDERING?
I think I’m going to have to get one of those new iPod touches too since I’m terrified my 2 year old is going to wreck my new 4s.
No-one cares
You care enough to reply.
I boughted an ifone las ni is bleeding deadly , i can ask it what time it si and it tells me an also it can do multiplikation yerrrrr!!!!!
I’m guessing that you’re from Dublin.
Noo I am from Ballinasloian and have started my Leaving Cert year
Lulzers. Ballinaslosian?? That’s not a place, before you copy and paste, read it in the context. Lol. DEFINITELY from the Pale, also a troll.
Good one. Steamer, glad mcguiness served you well today.
Whats an ifone???
I boughted an ifone las ni is bleeding deadly , i can ask it what time it si and it tells me an also it can do multiplikation yerrrrr
Why was my comment removed?
Stupid iphone didnt load the comment, ooopsies
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