Bathing helps development of tots, says Helen O’Callaghan

18 nominees across six categories have been shortlisted ahead of the annual gala on May 24.

Johnson & Johnson have announced they are to create an additional 300 jobs in a €100m expansion of the company’s Vision Care facilities, at the National Technology Park, Limerick.

Janssen Sciences UC, based in Ringaskiddy, and its sister site Janssen Pharmaceutical Sciences UC, based in Little Island, are part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, the world’s most comprehensive manufacturer of healthcare products as well as related services.

Girls have been inspired to take up science, tech, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects and consider careers in the sector thanks to the largest showcase of its kind in Ireland.

A judge has thrown out a $417m jury award to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer by using Johnson & Johnson talc-based baby powder for feminine hygiene.

Hundreds of jobs are coming on stream for Cork.

Motor dealers Johnson & Perrott are poised to invest €15m in a new, third dealership location for their Cork City-based business.

Ireland’s medical technology industry is one of the largest in Europe with 13 of the world’s top 15 companies in the field having operations here.

The Irish Naval Service set sail yesterday to help launch one of the country’s top international regattas.

US car battery and building efficiency specialist, Johnson Controls has agreed to merge with Cork-based fire prevention and security products company Tyco International and move its headquarters to Ireland in a tax-saving ‘inversion’ deal.

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton and Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan have announced that Johnson & Johnson Vision Care which operates as Vistakon Ireland is to invest over €100 million in the expansion of its manufacturing operations.

FIFA says it is in advanced talks with companies to replace a number of sponsors whose contracts have expired.

Special Olympics Ireland last night saluted a multinational firm and its workers in Cork and Limerick for their support over the past 10 years and for the upcoming national games to be held in Limerick.

The Irish economy has taken a massive hammering over the past few years, but it will make a strong recovery, said Michael Smurfit.

A south county Dublin teenager is to be sentenced today for the attempted murder of a 17-year-old who was stabbed six times in a late-night confrontation.

IN one of the larger industrial deals in several years in Cork, a harbour site with 233,000 sq ft of buildings has been bought for close to €3m, by a waste recycling company.

BUYING soap adorned with children’s favourite TV characters might encourage your kids into the bath, but they might also climb out with scratchy skin.

Up to 100 new jobs are expected to be announced for Limerick today.

Forty retail jobs are in the offing for a pre-Christmas opening of UK sofa chain DFS’s new Cork store.

In the third of a five-part series, Conor Kane discovers a litany of job losses, factory closures and empty premises

The first compensation cases linked to the fitting of thousands of flawed hip implants could be heard by the end of the year.

JUST one of the nine A samples taken from horses on the domestic circuit that tested positive for a banned substance has been confirmed by a B sample positive, according to ShowjumpingIreland.

THE manufacturer of faulty hip replacement parts being recalled worldwide said it will refund any of the costs associated with testing and treatment, including corrective surgery.

REGIONAL newspaper publisher Johnson Press said its titles in the Republic are performing worse than those in Britain due to the slowdown in the Irish classified advertising market.

The ISEQ index of Irish shares was valued at 2,665.69 points at close of trading today, for a drop of 25.72.

PRE-TAX profits at Cork car dealers Johnson & Perrott rose slightly to €4.7 million last year, with the company reporting a challenging year ahead.

ITS many critics dub it ‘doping on a hanger’, its supporters claim it is the evolution of technology.

Triton showers firm Norcros today said strong demand in the UK helped it to a 49% rise in interim pre-tax profits to £6.1m (€8.5m).

Dry cleaning and workwear firm Johnson Service Group plunged in value today after it revealed a double blow to profit hopes.

A family-run coffee producer in the North has secured a foothold in the world’s biggest coffee market – the USA.

Workwear-to-dry cleaning company Johnson Service Group slumped into the red today after enduring a poor performance at its linen rental business.

JOHNSON & Johnson has announced plans to eliminate 3-4% of its global workforce of about 120,500 people as part of an effort to improve its cost structure.

COCA-Cola, McDonald’s, Disney and Nokia have all clinched top 10 spots in a list of the world’s most valuable brands.

THE IDA was cleared to give a €48.25 million grant to Johnson & Johnson’s new Cork plant, Centocor, by the European Commission yesterday.

US stocks posted their first noteworthy losses of 206 today as analyst downgrades of two Dow Jones industrials and rising oil prices prompted investors to take profits just one trading session after the major indexes reached new highs.

JOHNSON & Johnson may abandon a $25.4 billion (€21.04bn) acquisition of Guidant Corporation because Guidant refused to accept revised terms after it recalled faulty heart defibrillators in June.

A two-day-old baby from Dublin has become the country's youngest shareholder.

US stocks managed modest gains today as investors saw a series of corporate acquisitions as a chance to pick up bargains in an otherwise difficult market. Another record high for oil prices muted the gains.

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Johnson & Johnson, the world’s biggest maker of medical devices, may announce that it’s buying defibrillator maker Guidant Corp on Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the situation.

Stocks were narrowly mixed on Wall Street today, despite solid results from Johnson & Johnson and several banking companies.

Wall Street extended its gains into a fourth straight day today after three economic reports gave investors assurance the economic recovery was firmly under way.