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A man has been rescued from mountains in County Fermanagh after suffering from suspected heart problems.

The victim - who is believed to be aged in his mid-40s - was found by the North West Mountain Rescue Team on the Cuilcagh Mountain on Saturday afternoon.

Belfast Coastguard were asked to request the help of the Irish Coastguard helicopter, which flew in from Sligo to take part in the rescue.

The man was then flown to St Angelo Airport in Enniskillen and then brought to the Erne Hospital.
At time of press his condition was unknown.
(Source: Irish Times)
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Galway

Almost 250 workers at Aviva Insurance in Galway are facing into a further month of uncertainty and job insecurity, as they await a formal announcement from HQ in London about the possible axing of one in every two jobs from its 2,000 strong Irish workforce.


Management of Aviva insists that its internal review of its Irish operations in Galway, Cork and Dublin is still underway – the grim news of the official numbers it seeks to lay-off in Ireland is expected in about five weeks, with Christmas just around the corner.


The insurance giant has kept tight-lipped about its intentions but an RTÉ’s Prime Time program last week revealed that 1,000 out of its 2,000 workers in Ireland face the chop – almost 500 more than had originally been feared.


Representatives from Aviva in Galway, from both the Knocknacarra and Eyre Square operations, were meeting with a ‘union committee’ comprising people from all section throughout the Irish Aviva network, to discuss the staff’s next course of action. Industrial action has not been ruled out, a spokesperson for the Unite union said.


Workers locally once again have complained about the lack of information forthcoming from the employer, who hasn’t even yet confirmed officially if it is seeking redundancies at all. Another claim made on last Tuesday’s television program was that the jobs review code named ‘Operation Accelerate’, will result in a reduction in its customer branches from 26 to 11 nationwide. 


The uncertainty at the two Galway operations is causing widespread anger – morale, described as ‘on the floor’ a fortnight ago when the rumors first circulated, has now sunk even lower, Unite said.
(Source: GalwayBay Fm)

Kerry

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