The Irish recruitment scene is enjoying an upsurge in activity in recent times, as can been seen with this selection of new appointments and promotions.

It is the morning after the day before but Owen Byrne is out on the track, giving the place the once over.

THE challenging market conditions currently evident in all aspects of the property market here are likely to continue for sometime, unless “something dramatic happens with the banks to improve liquidity,” according to the head of the property company, Savills Hamilton Osborne King.