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Also try <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="www.propertynews.com">www.propertynews.com although www.daft.ie">www.daft.ie is my favourite, as it has a mapping interface that does actually lets you search geographically in a reasonable way, unlike MyHole.ie with its fixed zooms and not turning on property symbols till you are zoomed into such a small area it gives you poor spatial context </end rant>

In my humble opinion of course!

I found out today that my new employer-to-be in Dublin has decided to revoke my employment contract a mere 13 days before I was due to start! <!-- s:cry: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_cry.gif" alt="" title="Crying or Very sad" /><!-- s:cry: --> They said it was some sort of funding failure that forced them into the decision but since I'd signed the contract and resigned from my current job (losing a redundancy package in the process) I feel that I've had a rather more serious funding failure. <!-- s:evil: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_evil.gif" alt="" title="Evil or Very Mad" /><!-- s:evil: -->

To say that Mara and I are disappointed by this sudden disastrous and unexpected turn of events (it was only yesterday that I booked our flights to Dublin and they were talking to me about arranging temporary accomodation for us) is an understatement. It's a whole mix of worry, anger, disappointment, frustration etc. <!-- s:cry: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_cry.gif" alt="" title="Crying or Very sad" /><!-- s:cry: -->

Unless I happen to get another job in Ireland it doesn't look like I'll be joining up with ICB after all (even though I do have a T-shirt). <!-- s:cry: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_cry.gif" alt="" title="Crying or Very sad" /><!-- s:cry: --> Attempting to think of something positive from this, all I've come up with so far is that I can re-start my brewing that was put on hold in readiness for the relocation.

If any of you happens to know anyone who has need for a chemist with a broad experience of industrial R&D (colloids, rheology, coatings, ink-jet printing, fabrics, statistics, problem-solving etc.) then please get in touch... <!-- s:? --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_confused.gif" alt="" title="Confused" /><!-- s:? -->

Sorry to hear that Les. But dont give up on Ireland yet there are a lot of Chemical / Pharma companies especially in the Cork area. I dont move in those circles but Im sure you will land on your feet <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) --> ...
as a plan B you could always look for a job as a brewer ?

Ah man. What a bummer. I'm sure something will turn up, and I hope everything turns out for the best.

Sorry to hear that Les, that sounds like a really shitty deal you've just had. Not that its really going to solve the problem but I'd certainly be looking for some form of compensation from them as a result of their actions. There must be some recourse available to you.
All the best with whatever happens in the near future.
K

Jeez, Les. That's a disaster. I'm so sorry to hear this. It is also a loss to the ICB community (but of course, that's a lesser thing). I hope you remain with us, at least "virtually".