Council staff in protest

WEXFORD town was without local authority services yesterday afternoon as more than 100 staff downed tools in protest over the compulsory redundancy of a colleague.

Joe Harpur, 43, has been on a lone picket outside the county hall in Wexford town since he was made redundant on November 14.

Services at Wexford Co Council were partially affected for a two-hour period from lunchtime yesterday, yet all of the offices around the county remained open for business as usual.