The Cork commercial market is coming off something of a purple patch but, according to Lisney’s third quarter update, it may be starting to take a breather.

Recruitment firms on the move and in an upward trajectory themselves can be seen as a bellweather of change in the wider economy. Thus, the denizens of Cork’s South Mall will be glad to see the arrival of not one, but two such firms to the South Mall: FRS Recruitment, and IT recruitment specialists Stelfox.

Here’s a run down of today’s business headlines.

Kehlan talks with Derek Perill from FRS Recruitment about the changing needs of the SME employer and what they look for in prospective employees. He also looks at the increase in SMEs looking to retain their best staff and how the owner manager holds on to them.

This week Kehlan, Olwen and Brian discuss a 23% rise in SME employment and reveal why you should be changing all of your online passwords in the next two weeks to protect your business. The show also focusses on the digital currency IrishCoin, which aims to target the tourism sector. With more and more businesses looking to hire, FRS Recruitment talks to Kehlan about finding the right candidates and retaining the best staff. In the final part of the show CloudyStar talk about their creation, Tipper Z, and reveal why they are raising funds on crowd funding website, kickstarter.

A recent survey of 6,000 cows in Northern Ireland by AHBI at Hillsborough concluded that one third of all Northern Ireland herds had lameness problems, costing over €250 per case of lameness.

Farm service company FRS Network is recruiting for more than 200 roles in relief milking, general farm labour and specialist operatives.

SMALL rural firms may gain access to an employment grant that would support 200 jobs, if the Government approves a proposal by farm services co-operative group FRS Network.

THE National Co-Op Farm Relief Services (FRS) has paid tribute to retiring board member Bill O’Brien.

An Post's operating profit for 2010 rose to €5.8m, compared to €5.7m the previous year, results released today have revealed.

A TRAINING initiative worth €300,000 has been launched for 273 farm relief services employees.

FARMERS will soon have a choice, when shopping around for waste plastic collection and disposal.

THE invasion by land, air, sea and rail began in earnest from early yesterday.

AIB has announced a full year earnings drop of 26% as a result of FRS 17 pension adjustments, the Government levy and a disposal charge.

FRS, a company that organises farm relief services in Ireland, has claimed that up to 10,000 Irish dairy farmers will be forced out of business by the planned reform of the EU's Common Agriculture Policy.