THE country received some positive news yesterday with the announcement of almost 600 new jobs around the country, including 445 positions in 24 new start-up companies.

ROCKBORO Analytics, supported by Enterprise Ireland, will create 50 high-calibre jobs in Cork over the next five years to provide expert credit assessment solutions for banks, insurers, investment managers and corporations globally.

Pharmaceutical company Eli-Lilly has said its operations in Dublin and Cork city will continue to operate as normal in the face of job cuts at the Kinsale plant in Co Cork.

Fifty high-calibre new finance jobs are on the way for Cork.

SOME 70 jobs will be announced for Cork this morning with the opening of two firms.