NEWS from the "there must be an election on the way department". The Margin was amused at the scramble to announce the expansion by FEXCO in Killorglin, which is due to create 150 new jobs.

Normally the pleasant duty of announcing such projects falls to the Minister for Enterprise and Employment, Richard Bruton. But this time Dick Spring issued a release on Wednesday bringing the good news to his constituency. It wasn't long before a release from Forbairt followed, containing a

"welcome" by the Minister for announcing jobs, Richard Bruton, at the news. The Margin wouldn't suggest for a minute that the Tanaiste jumped in to make the announcement when Richard Bruton was away on IDA Ireland business in the US...