Organisation: SGS

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<p>Yvonne Dunne, SGS Ireland's health and nutrition business manager, front, with QC analysts Brendan Pentony, Linda Murphy, and Stephen Crowley. <span class="contextmenu emphasis">Picture: Michael O'Sullivan</span>
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SGS to expand operations in Cork following acquisition from Novartis

All existing employees have transferred to the Swiss firm, and further staff will relocate to the Ringaskiddy life sciences cluster

<p>Novartis Ireland currently employs over 1,400 people across three locations in Cork and Dublin but announced plans in 2019 to cut 320 jobs at part of its Ringaskiddy facility in Cork over a two year period.</p>

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Novartis to hand over lab facilities in Ireland to SGS

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Monopoly on licences ‘may risk 4,000 jobs’

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Outcry at driving licence changes

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Three NCT inspectors dismissed after TV allegations

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Taxi drivers ‘might leave industry’ over scrappage rule

Contractors passed more drivers than RSA

PEOPLE were more likely to pass their driving test in centres operated by contract staff, as opposed to centres operated by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), according to a report by the public funds watchdog.

Tue, 09 Feb, 2010

Dempsey criticised over new penalty points roll-out

The Transport Minister is under fire for failing to provide enough time for motorists to have their vehicles tested before the roll out of new penalty points.

Sat, 02 May, 2009

Firm linked to fashion label closes with debts of €1m

ONE of the main backers of high-profile fashion designer Deborah Veale has gone into liquidation, with the firm believed to owe creditors up to €1 million.

Wed, 04 Mar, 2009

Driving test rush as 300,000 learners face sanction from next week

THE Road Safety Authority (RSA) is bracing itself for a rush of driving test applications over the next few weeks as more than 300,000 learner drivers face being put off the road if they continue to drive unaccompanied from July 1.

Tue, 24 Jun, 2008

Learner tests on target with 147,000 completed

MORE than 147,000 provisional licence holders have sat a driving test in the past five months as part of a big effort to clear the backlog of people awaiting the test before stricter motoring rules come into effect in July.

Wed, 09 Apr, 2008

High standard set for drive testers

IN reply to Denis Deely (Letters, January 31), the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has a contract with SGS to deliver driving tests as part of a programme to clear the backlog.

Wed, 06 Feb, 2008

Irish driving examiners are penalised by the system

An open letter to the chairman of the Road Safety Authority, Gay Byrne.

Thu, 31 Jan, 2008

Driving test waiting times to be reduced, say RSA

Waiting times for driving tests will be cut to less than 10 weeks by next spring, it was claimed today.

Thu, 28 Jun, 2007

Outsourced testers start work in bid to slash backlog

PRIVATELY contracted driving testers began work yesterday hoping to knock more than 3,200 drivers off the test backlog over the next month.

Tue, 24 Oct, 2006

Plan to clear driving test waiting list to start tomorrow

The plan to reduce the driving test backlog kicks into action tomorrow.

Sun, 22 Oct, 2006

Ukraine accuissed of diverting Russian gas

Russia’s state-controlled OAO Gazprom natural gas monopoly today accused Ukraine of diverting about $25m (€21m) worth of Russian gas intended for customers in other European countries, Russian news agencies reported.

Mon, 02 Jan, 2006

Bhutto appears before Swiss court in money-laundering probe

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto attended a Geneva court to answer questions on allegations she had used Swiss banks to launder millions of dollars in kickbacks, the investigating magistrate said today.

Tue, 20 Sep, 2005

NCT workers threaten strike after suspension

NATIONAL car test workers are threatening to strike and throw the NCT system into disarray following the suspension of a mechanic for allegedly passing cars improperly.

Fri, 05 Mar, 2004