US biotechnology company Sangart has lodged a planning application for its proposed manufacturing facility in Cork, which will create 325 permanent and temporary jobs.

In the second of a five-day series, Eoin English finds that the jobless figures in the Cork City area have surged to almost triple what they were in 2005.

THE IDA said it is trying to lure cloud computing and financial analytics firms to Ireland, as it announced 560 jobs are to be created.

There is some good news on the jobs front in Cork and Dublin today.

UP to 245 construction and manufacturing jobs are set to be announced for East Cork later today as part of a nationwide employment drive by IDA Ireland.