THE Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform has awarded Siemens Business Services a contract to roll out an automated Visa application and tracking system for foreign nationals seeking to enter Ireland.

Repair group CRC has blamed better quality hardware for its profit slump.

German engineering group Siemens has reported a sharp rise in profits in the first quarter of its financial year.

Sixty new jobs will be created in Co Cork by IT services provider, Siemens Business Services, which has announced an expansion.

SIEMENS Business Services, a leading information technology company, is to boost its workforce in Ireland by 60 jobs, which will bring its total number of employees in this country to 400.