Finance Minister Michael Noonan said today that he has no role in making decisions about the workforce in AIB.

IT staff at AIB have been called to meetings in Dublin this morning, where details of outsourcing of roles are expected to be outlined.

Almost 500 new jobs in the technology sphere were announced yesterday.

A third jobs announcement sees another 100 roles created in the IT field today.

TALK TALK gave their 575 employees in Waterford just 30 days notice that all jobs will be lost, but company bosses may have planned to quit Waterford for more than two years, it has emerged.

British Chancellor Gordon Brown today said institutions like the Group of Eight leading nations, the UN and the International Monetary Fund must reform to reflect a “new world order” in the global economy.