A tumble dryer that is cheap to run, can fold away, and might even iron your clothes sounds too good to be true — but two UCD graduates plan to make it a reality.

UP to €90,000 of funds from what are now cash-strapped local authorities was used to send union officials on trips around the world to train them for talks on the social partnership process.

The Government was tonight accused of sleep-walking into next week’s one-day strike against public sector cuts.

Five thousand council and healthcare maintenance staff will join next week’s one-day strike against public sector cuts, it was revealed today.