A HOTEL manager awarded €100,000 after being unfairly dismissed due to her pregnancy, has advised others suffering similar treatment not to let themselves be bullied.

A PROGRAMME offering budding entrepreneurs the chance to bring their concept to life has received an overwhelming response, according to organisers.

SCHOOLS must be given greater information and confidence to help them include children with special needs, a support group said yesterday.

CHOICE Hotels Ireland is to run the €100 million four-star Clarion hotel in Dublin’s Point Village.

TWO of Ireland’s best-known hoteliers are preparing to invest close to €100 million in projects in Cork and Kerry, the first of which is set to open on October 9.

THIRTY elegant Roses from as far as away as Dubai and the USA donned their best dresses last night in support of a charity which helps families with physical and intellectual disabilities.

ONCE it was hormone-driven, now it is holiday-driven, value-driven and tax-driven.

Ernst & Young has announced the Irish shortlist for the 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year Programme.