GAELTACHT schools are seeking postponement of changes to the Leaving Certificate Irish exam which they feel will not challenge or reward native speaker students.

A MULTI-MILLION dollar claim for damages has been launched in the High Court (Commercial division) by a re-insurance company, ESG Re Ltd of Bermuda, which has its primary subsidiary in Dublin’s Irish Financial Services Centre, against three firms of the world-wide accountancy group of Deloitte and Touche.

THE report on the future development of the economy recommends strengthening the links between the three main investment agencies as part of a shake-up of State bodies.

THE governing bodies of third-level colleges are not flexible enough and should be made smaller but with more business representation, the Enterprise Strategy Group recommends.

Ireland performed strongly during 2003 in the context of a difficult global economy, with employment levels up 44,000, according to the Forfás Annual Report for 2003.