TÁNAISTE Mary Coughlan warned that negotiations to iron out details of a new toxic debt agency will be very difficult.

The Irish Exporters Association (IEA) has given a guarded welcome to today’s launch of the new Services Strategy for Ireland.

Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Micháel Martin has announced the opening of Enterprise Ireland’s second Latin American office in Mexico City.

DESERTED buildings and acres of undeveloped land earmarked for business are wasting taxpayers’ money, it was warned last night.

MORE investment is needed in the promotion of maths and science at Irish schools.

The Board of the National Consumer Agency today announced that it has appointed Ann Fitzgerald to the position of chief executive.

Gilead Sciences Inc, a world leader in the development of treatments for a whole range of illnesses including HIV/AIDS, chronic hepatitis, cardiopulmonary conditions and respiratory diseases, is to buy the Nycomed Limited pharma plant in Carrigtwohill, Co Cork.

The Cork Society of Chartered Accountants (CSCA), and a District Society of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, will host their annual Daffodil Day Breakfast in aid of Irish Cancer Society Nursing Services on March 23 in the Clarion Hotel.

Deloitte is officially one of the 50 best companies to work for in the country, according to a detailed assessment by the Great Place to Work Institute Ireland.

AN 85-year-old educator and actor scooped a surprise award yesterday beating off the challenge of bookies’ favourites Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Derval O’Rourke to become Cork Person of the Year.

A Cork company, which is the world leader in the development of enterprise governance, risk and compliance solutions has invested a further €4.4m in Cork.

AN increasing number of awards offered by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) are being rejected, according to a top civil lawyer.

A €100 MILLION riverside development was officially opened in Cork last night signalling the start of the multi-billion euro renewal of the city’s docks.

A NEW international four-star hotel in Little Island is expected to create 145 new jobs and pump millions of euro into the Cork economy.

The Motor Insurance Advisory Board has published its final report.

THE Enterprise Strategy Group report due out tomorrow will stress the need to develop the economy’s strengths.

Mary Harney, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment, today welcomed the announcement by Diageo of its intention to transfer the brewing of Guinness for the UK market to St James's Gate in Dublin.

Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment, Mary Harney has described today’s budget as a ‘radical and reforming budget for Ireland’.

ENTERPRISE Ireland (EI) has announced a new €10 million fund to help build business competitiveness overseas.