I noted Gerard Murphy’s letter (Apr 4) in response to my recent article discussing the TV3 documentary series, In the Name of the Republic (Irish Examiner, Mar 27).

The success of the National Ploughing Championships has a lot to do with a dynamic mother and daughter team, reports Helen O’Callaghan

TRAINING for work in green energy, pharmaceutical and eco-tourism is being offered for low-skilled and unemployed people through a €20 million fund targeting people whose previous qualifications are no higher than the Leaving Certificate.

HUNDREDS of construction jobs are expected to be created with the building of three new libraries in the University of Limerick as well as Cork and Limerick Institutes of Technology.

A MAJOR jobs boost for Carlow is expected to be announced today with the creation of 200 new jobs.

A LEADING academic has called for the development of a university in Waterford with satellite campuses in Wexford and Kilkenny, claiming it would demand only “marginal costs” from the State.

VOTER turnout will continue to fall unless serious efforts are made to get the electorate interested in the issues at stake, the Referendum Commission has warned.

A GROUP of Carlow students were flushed with success yesterday when they won a top colleges award.

AN ELECTRICAL company, which announced yesterday that it is to shed 225 of its 805-strong workforce, said it would do everything in its power to ensure the plant remains competitive and prevent further cuts.