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Calls for more gardaí in Cork ‘have fallen on deaf ears’

Gardaí working in the Cork City Division say they are weighed down with paperwork, understaffed in comparison with other divisions, and have been stripped of frontline officers who have not been replaced when transferred to new specialist units.

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How to dine with four Michelin star chefs in Cork

A very special multi-course dinner in aid of two Cork charities will see four Cork Michelin-starred chefs come together, writes Joe McNamee.

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ASTI action saves €5m on teacher training

The absence of most second-level teachers from training around junior cycle reforms helped Education Minister Richard Bruton to save over €5m on teacher education last year.

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Police chief fired in wake of footage of black teen’s killing in Chicago

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Union pickets stop junior-cycle courses for teachers

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Teachers Conference: Jan O’Sullivan: Don’t block upskilling by colleagues

Call for suspension of junior cycle teacher training rejected

A request by teacher unions to have training on the new junior cycle suspended has been rejected by Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan.

Wed, 04 Mar, 2015

Engineers confident of growth

Nearly 40% of engineering firms hope to grow and hire more staff over the course of the next 18 months.

Mon, 01 Oct, 2012

SMEs meet public procurement buyers

Over 380 small to medium sized businesses yesterday engaged with some of the largest public sector buying organisations to access the estimated €20bn all-island public procurement market.

Wed, 30 May, 2012

Healthcare training - Professionals should pay not taxpayer

The Health Service Executive is no longer funding healthcare professionals to carry out mandatory training, because the HSE is seeking to cut its costs in the current exceptional economic circumstances.

Mon, 17 Aug, 2009

HSE ends funding for mandatory healthcare training

THE HSE is no longer funding healthcare professionals to carry out mandatory training essential to work practices, it has emerged.

Mon, 17 Aug, 2009

Three firms from North win 2012 Olympics contracts

Three companies from the North have now won contracts to work on the London 2012 Olympics, Stormont’s Finance minister announced today.

Tue, 05 May, 2009

Engineering jobs 'still out there'

There are still significant opportunities in the pharmaceutical, medical device and environmental engineering sectors despite recent job losses in Offaly and Cork, it has been claimed today.

Thu, 21 Aug, 2008

Kentz Group landsmajor CPD award

THE Kentz Engineers and Constructors Group, which is represented in Ireland by its Clonmel-based subsidiary Kentz Ireland, has received a major international CPD (continuing professional development) award.

Fri, 09 Dec, 2005

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