IT CAN only be a matter of time before someone brings out the boxset — put in your order now, 48 seasons of the Rose of Tralee live from the capital of Kerry.

The closure of a textile factory with the loss of more than 200 jobs was today branded a catastrophe for north Kerry.

THE closure of high-profile IDA -backed firms like Gateway with the loss of 900 jobs could result in a €24 million exchequer windfall.