The European Operations Centre of PayPal is a 10-minute walk from Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) where many of the international students were interested to hear that the company is to recruit another 400 staff.

The central grants system may not be able to cope when it is extended to cover all students in the coming years, claims the head of the institute of technology sector.

PROFESSOR Áine Hyland’s analysis of the school league tables for 2011 reveals that the worry of UCC president, Dr Michael Murphy that there was “extensive anecdotal evidence” that many of the brightest and best Leaving Certificate students are leaving Ireland without returning, is without foundation.

NAVAL recruits have taken an oath of allegiance for the first time since the recruitment embargo came into force two years ago.

WHATEVER NEXT (6/1) lit up yesterday's Knockanard point-to-point by registering a hugely-impressive debut success in the first division of the five-year-old geldings' maiden.