1,000 new jobs boost after week of heavy losses

THE Government is to announce the creation of at least 1,000 jobs this week.

The announcement will follow the worst week for job losses in some time when more than 1,000 people lost their jobs, including 640 workers at 3Com which shut its Blanchardstown operations in Dublin west.

Pressure on companies to move to cheaper locations is one of the biggest threats facing Irish jobs.