BANK of Ireland has said it has “significant concerns” that a Cork property developer it is pursuing for €8.9 million over unpaid loans has transferred some 13 properties to his wife.

THE number of newly formed companies plunged by 20% during the first three months of the year.

WITH demand on nursing home beds set to increase due to an ageing population, Bank of Ireland (BoI) has established a €75 million kitty for the nursing home sector.

The number of recruitment adverts in the national press rose by 20% to 18,085 in June, according to Bank of Ireland Business Banking’s Job Index.