THE 175 Castlebar workers who were left in the lurch when they were not paid on Christmas Eve are to get 125 new colleagues, following a takeover of Knxus by Contract Partners.

A British-based sales and customer care firm has announced plans to create 125 jobs in Castlebar after taking over the Knuxus call centre in the Co Mayo town.

TWO major jobs announcements were made yesterday in County Clare by Tánaiste, Mary Harney.

A total of 170 jobs are to be created in Co Clare by the British financial services company Contact Partners.