Community workers from throughout the country are due to stage a demonstration outside the Department of Employment today to protest against the Government’s cutbacks to the Jobs Initiative (JI).

RANGERS have confirmed that the signing of Georgian international Zura Khizanishvili remains incomplete.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is to meet union officials in Cork today to discuss the closure of Irish Fertiliser Industries with the loss of 620 jobs in Cobh, Arklow and Belfast.

Middlesbrough were celebrating this afternoon after World Cup winner Juninho was granted a work permit on appeal.

Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren will lead a club delegation tomorrow to appeal against a decision to refuse Brazilian Juninho a work permit.

Juninho has agreed to sign a four-year contract with Middlesbrough subject to a medical and work permit.

Middlesbrough’s plans for the new Premiership season were given a boost today when loan signing Geremi was granted a work permit.

Middlesbrough have completed the signing of Geremi on a year's loan from Real Madrid, subject to a successful work permit application.

Middlesbrough were today locked in talks with Real Madrid defender Geremi as Steve McClaren got straight down to work on his return after the summer break.

David Moyes has made his first signing for Everton by clinching the £5m (€7.8m) capture of Nigerian World Cup defender Joseph Yobo from Marseille - and intends to make Derby goalkeeper Mart Poom his second.

Asbestos victims campaigning for compensation today received a huge boost as the North's Assembly members united to demand more money for those ‘‘breathing in death’’.