A government and IDA Ireland target to get 50 per cent of all foreign direct investment in areas outside of the two main urban centres has been dropped from the Action Plan for Jobs.
Hundreds of euro was spent by the Department of Jobs on courses in French and whiteboard training in the last academic year, according to recently-released figures.
What if our meteorological service could declare a bank holiday on a day when the weather is going to be good? One town council wants to see if it’s possible.
Spending at the Department of Social Protection was more than expected, whereas the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation continues to underspend.
The Department of Jobs has said that its performance must relate to services delivered and not money spent as figures show it underspent by €85 million in the first three quarters of 2012.
No, it’s not part of the EU deal – but the Department of Enterprise has said there would be ‘definite benefits’ to joining France and Germany an hour ahead…
The third-level students had brought enough food to last several weeks – and a portable toilet – but left the building when Gardaí arrived on the scene.
Minister Bruton is looking for a delay in the implementation of an obligation on workers to provide equal terms for agency staff as for permanent employees.
THIS SUMMER IT emerged that a beach resort in Spain has banned people from peeing in the sea and that those found to have done the deed now face a €750 fine.
Variable clouds with a couple of showers
Max: 17 °C
Min: 10 °C
Rather cloudy with a brief shower or two
Max: 17 °C
Min: 10 °C
