65% of people work for longer than their contracted working hours.

There was a 6% rise in the number of professionals actively seeking new job opportunities in Ireland last month.

New charges were brought yesterday against four men arising out of an allegedly serious incident at a house in Bishopstown, Co Cork, on St Patrick’s Day where assaults were carried out and criminal damage caused.

The availability of professional job opportunities increased by more than a quarter in the opening three months of the year, compared with a year ago.

Three men appeared in Cork District Court yesterday on assault and damage charges arising out of an allegedly serious incident at a house in Bishopstown on St Patrick’s Day.

PHARMACEUTICAL group Eli Lilly is to recruit 90 finance and customer service professionals to work in its European Shared Services Centre in Cork city.

The Ireland Under 19 team to play against Wales at Bedwas RFC tomorrow has been named.

The Ireland U19 team and replacements to play against England U19 at Blackrock College RFC, Stradbrook, on Saturday, February 26, is as follows:

THE Munster Senior Cup was once the most coveted rugby prize in the province. It’s still important but events at provincial level have overtaken just about everything at club level.

Following UCC's success in finishing fourth in the AIB League Division Two the students now take on their Cork neighbours Dolphin in the semi-final stages of the League play-off.

Bryan Hyland (UCC) will coach the Munster U21s next season with Phillip Danagher (Garryowen) as his assistant and Niall O'Shea (Shannon) continuing as team manager.

WINGER Jonah Lomu has angered some of New Zealand’s most famous rugby union players for refusing to sign a book commemorating the 100 greatest All Blacks.