750 jobs to go at Bank of Scotland Ireland
About 750 workers are to be laid off at Bank of Scotland (Ireland) in a massive blow to the country's financial sector, it was revealed today.
Wednesday, February 10 2010
About 750 workers are to be laid off at Bank of Scotland (Ireland) in a massive blow to the country's financial sector, it was revealed today.
Ronan O'Gara will continue as Ireland's fly-half for the crucial RBS 6 Nations clash with France and could be joined in the side by Stephen Ferris.
D&B, formerly known as Dun & Bradstreet, has announced plans to establish a business operations centre in Dublin, creating up to 100 new jobs.
Ireland's global St Patrick's Day celebrations will take a twist this year with some of the world's most iconic buildings turning green.
Women work less, earn less, live longer and are more likely to suffer depression than men, a report on life in Ireland revealed today.
Irish retail sales declined for a third month in December as rising unemployment curbed spending on everything from alcohol to furniture.
Austrian millionaire Karl Rabeder is giving away every penny of his €3.4m fortune after realising his riches were making him unhappy.
"A man of unrelenting principle and integrity" and "a giant of the Irish Left".
SENIOR Fine Gael TDs were last night shocked and dismayed at George Lee's resignation, admitting it was "damaging" to the party and represented a "significant setback".
Toyota will recall 437,000 hybrid vehicles globally to fix faulty braking systems on its four models, including the Prius, adding to almost 8 million vehicles the company is repairing for separate defects.
Jamie Heaslip’s try was the high point of a dour Six Nations Championship opener against an Italian side totally devoid of any spark or beauty.
Bring in the cameras, turn on the lights and perhaps the ever-squabbling politicians on Capitol Hill can be shamed into getting things moving again on overhauling America's astronomic healthcare system.
ARE insurers turning their backs on householders who have had to make a claim on their insurance? The question is prompted by the recent floods in large parts of the country and the big freeze at the start of the year.
MICHAEL Jackson's doctor was charged last night with involuntary manslaughter of the superstar.
An amphibious bus that can travel on water and roads has been grounded less than an hour after taking to the water.
WHILST recently watching 'Tunnel Vision' -- a very good Irish documentary on the Glen of the Downs Nature Reserve tree protest -- it dawned on me that we are now 10 years on from the end of that campaign.
THE attempt to talk Iran down from its nuclear ambitions is going badly. Yesterday, Tehran formally told the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN watchdog, that it would move further ahead with its uranium-enrichment programme. This will take it one big step closer to a nuclear-weapons capability.
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