Woe for sports retailer staff but joy for actors

There was mixed news on the jobs front yesterday with the announcement that 101 staff are to be made redundant with the closure of sports retailer JJB Sports while another 140 filling station jobs are in peril nationwide.

However, 1,000 temporary actors are being sought by a TV production company.

JJB will close four shops and two leisure centres in Ireland after failing to find a buyer.