ANGER at the massive €1.1 million payout to former Fás boss Rody Molloy continued to rage last night after the Government changed its story on the “golden goodbye” for a third time.

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen defended the €1 million golden handshake for former Fás boss Rody Molloy last night as two senior ministers squabbled over who was responsible for sanctioning the deal.

The Tanáiste and Enterprise Minister has said that pressure will be maintained to ensure more shops pass on the benefits of the strong Euro to their customers.

UP to five vacant factory buildings will soon be available in Killarney, but sources indicated, yesterday, it won’t be easy to attract new industries.

TWO factories in Killarney, Co Kerry, are to close with the loss of nearly 100 jobs because of competition from China.