Focal Point Round Up (Week ending March 7th 2015)

Local news round-up

– 220 job losses at Ageas Retail
– Gender imbalance in science and technology needs to be addressed
– 100-year-old Gallipoli unique watercolour scrapbook revealed
– Irish Language Broadcast Fund celebrates 10th anniversary
– Toolkit to eradicate inequalities and poverty
– Creating workplaces for every generation
– Corners Project: European wide arts collaboration project
– Downs Syndrome Association clients and volunteers benefit from the Befriending Programme
– Toolkit of posters promoting peace and non-violence