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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 7 Oct 2014

    Cigarette-maker JTI Gallaher to shut its factory in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, with loss of almost 1,000 jobshttp://bbc.in/1vKs1d6 

    7:34 AM - 7 Oct 2014
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      2. Hannah Carty‏ @HannahC19 7 Oct 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Jobs up in smoke sorry had to say it get it yes no haha #joke #joketuesday

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      3. Andrei‏ @Andrei_Grayson 7 Oct 2014
        Replying to @HannahC19

        @HannahC19 classic!!

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      4. Hannah Carty‏ @HannahC19 7 Oct 2014
        Replying to @Andrei_Grayson

        @Andrei_Grayson Doesn't match what the government want to do oh come on my #jokes are not that bad are they ?

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      2. Richard Calhoun‏ @richardcalhoun 7 Oct 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking but shouldn't u report its owned by Japan Tobacco after takeover some 7 years ago?

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      1. Bob Winston‏ @JordanKorah 7 Oct 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews Can they make something safer?

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      1. Parveen Ahlawat‏ @balajiaviation 10 Oct 2014
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        @BBCBreaking but reality is loss for owner and employees beside smoking must b quite

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      1. steve stewart‏ @stonemetoo 8 Oct 2014
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        Better to save life's BBC! @BBCBreaking Cigarette-maker JTI Gallaher to shut factory in Northern Ireland, losing almost 1,000 jobs

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      1. big bucks Phil  🇮🇪 🇪🇺 ☘️ 🇮🇪‏ @wexphil1798 7 Oct 2014
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        @BBCBreaking dont feel sorry smokeing is bad for yeah health go and look for a healtly job

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      1. Carl Purvin‏ @purv1966 7 Oct 2014
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        @BBCBreaking next will be workers that make plastic carrier bags !!

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      1. £indz‏ @lindz_dewet 7 Oct 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Regardless of people's views on smoking - it's almost 1000 families who won't have an income. Sad news....

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      1. türkan‏ @turkanhoca 7 Oct 2014
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        @BBCBreaking good news for asthma ones..We ve had enough of everyone smoking around in Turkey..we suffer from..

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      1. John Dempsey‏ @JayD_63 7 Oct 2014
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        @BBCBreaking won't save any lives, just moving the jobs elsewhere. Keeps the non smokers happy tho. Except those that work there

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      1. Drew Leslie‏ @drewkoi 7 Oct 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @phaweir that's a bitter one for the local economy and wider. How will NI government support that number of jobs?

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      1. John Riley‏ @stairforce 7 Oct 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Sorry for the people who have lost their jobs but not sorry to see a cigarette factory close.

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      1. Fran Hurst‏ @fran_hurst 7 Oct 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Many thousands of folk have given up smoking recently...is it any wonder? I feel very sorry for the employees though!

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      1. Kittie‏ @kittiejansenva1 7 Oct 2014
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        @BBCBreaking jammer mense ver loor hul werk maar dankie die fabriek het toe gemaak ! Baie mens gaan langer lewe !

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      1. WiserNow‏ @davestock18 7 Oct 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking The jobs are leaving IRELAND but production is being transferred to Poland/Romania .. Hollow victory for the health police ..!

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      1. Swiss army dad‏ @broom2112 7 Oct 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking another industry off to exploit the land if the poor over seas.

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      2. Leanne‏ @leanne_wareing 7 Oct 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @NoelMilli Does this affect you guys??

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      3. Noel  Ⓜ️  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿‏ @NoelMilli 7 Oct 2014
        Replying to @leanne_wareing

        @leanne_wareing @BBCBreaking I don't work for them anymore :-) I work for the National Lottery x

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