Directors and key client managers at Dublin-based public relations firm Q4 PR shared a pay bonanza of €2.8m last year, accounts show.

More than 260 jobs have been announced in Athlone and Galway — with 70 to be filled by Christmas.

Management at Ireland's largest company say they are not eliminating jobs at their Dublin base - simply relocating them.

Up to 175 jobs are under threat at a medical devices company in Cherrywood business park in Dublin.