Ireland is to receive around €200m with which to build social housing next year from the European Investment Bank (EIB).

A leading global medical technical firm has announced 100 jobs in Limerick.

Pre-tax profits at the main Irish arm of medical technology firm Becton Dickinson increased by 18% to €63.9m, last year, as revenues rose by 7% to nearly €1.15bn.

IT was a day of mixed fortunes on the jobs front yesterday with 125 jobs created in Drogheda, but 80 workers in Thurles being told they have lost their jobs.

An American medical device manufacturer is to create 125 new jobs in a €52m expansion of its plant in Drogheda, Co Louth, it emerged today.