TWO birds we remember from days in the bog, many years ago, we rarely see now. 

The rising bill on the Corrib Gas project is to top almost €3bn before the end of next year, new figures show.

The Garda vetting unit does not have the resources to check all people working with children — including childminders and voluntary sports officials.

The cost of developing the Corrib Gas project is now expected to top €3.2 billion, with the final phase of the project expected to sustain more than 700 jobs.

THE lack of a university in the south-east is a “roadblock” to development in the region, business leaders have claimed.

THE cloud computing industry has the ability to revolutionise the economy over the next decade in the same manner as the IFSC did over the past 20 years — with nearly 20,000 new jobs a possibility — according to a new study.

BANKS face being paid a fraction of what their properties are worth by NAMA in cases where developers used a loophole to avoid paying stamp duty on it, according to Finance Minister Brian Lenihan.

Taxi drivers staging a 24-hour work stoppage tonight vowed to step up their campaign for better working conditions.

SYMPATHY for the financial plight of others is something not easily found these days, even when it is deserved. Almost everyone seems to have their own worries.

Health insurance premiums could reportedly be set to rise by 25% as a result of the Government's contentious plan to build private health facilities on the grounds of public hospitals.

UP TO 6,000 high-end jobs could be created by an ambitious Silicon Valley-style innovation and research campus to be built in Cork.

THE controversial Corrib gas project will contribute over €3 billion to Ireland’s GDP over its lifespan.

AT LEAST 80 lives have been saved since the roll-out of random breath testing on Irish roads nearly a year ago.

BUPA’S subsidy payments to health insurance rival VHI could have been quartered if a fairer method of calculation was used, a consultant’s report has claimed.

WATERFORD is fortunate to have one of the best Institutes of Technology in the country but it’s not enough, the city’s mayor claims.

A UNIVERSITY in Waterford would generate 2,000 jobs and up to €100 million for the local economy, economic consultants have found.

ANTI-COMPETITIVE bus regulations are favouring State companies and undermining private firms, a report said yesterday.

THE long-awaited Goodbody’s report on alleged land hoarding published yesterday found there was no evidence of this practice in three specific areas studied.

THE alleged economic benefits of a lavish flood protection project “miraculously” increased as the cost of the scheme almost quadrupled.

THE State is to invest €5 million a year in providing a new personal advocacy service to help people with disabilities to access social services, Social and Family Affairs Minister Mary Coughlan confirmed yesterday.