The opening ceremony for the World Equestrian Games (WEG) took place last night in Tryon, North Carolina and the first of thirteen days of action gets underway today. Endurance, Reining and Dressage are the disciplines kicking things off and Ireland is represented in all three.

IRELAND has one of the highest death rates in Europe from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

ROCKBORO Analytics, supported by Enterprise Ireland, will create 50 high-calibre jobs in Cork over the next five years to provide expert credit assessment solutions for banks, insurers, investment managers and corporations globally.

SOME 70 jobs will be announced for Cork this morning with the opening of two firms.