Nearly 4,500 people attended a jobs expo in Cork yesterday which clearly defined that some Irish companies still have vacancies — although they’re mainly in the hi-tech sector.

With many teams recording their first wins in the Longford SFC, next weekend’s final round of games will be intriguing, with Longford Slashers v St Mary’s Granard the pick of the round.

Tolka Rovers 2 College Corinthians 2

Leitrim 4-19 New York 0-07

CONNACHT SFC QUARTER FINAL

Bankrupt developer Tom McFeely breached a court order and failed to disclose assets in a case brought over his failure to pay a €24,000 debt to a recruitment firm, a judge was told today.

Conor Grogan’s 90th minute point secured a sensational victory for Tyrone in this Lory Meagher thriller at Croke Park on Saturday.

Lansdowne 44 Young Munster 18

Shannon 16 Lansdowne 25

Galway 2-13 New York 0-12

A robber who cut a sale assistant's hand when she tried to stop him grabbing money from the till and threatened her pregnant manager with a knife has been sentenced to six years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Offaly manager Pat Roe has handed championship debuts to Niall Darby and Jason Kelly for Saturday's GAA All-Ireland football qualifier against Down at O'Connor Park in Tullamore.

What Mr Kelly described in his email seemed more like torture than treatment.

I REFER to your report (June 24) concerning Jason Kelly, consultant plastic surgeon, and plastic surgery services at Cork University Hospital (CUH).

THE Minister for Health, Mary Harney has said she won’t be intervening at Cork University Hospital (CUH) where a public row has broken out over the quality and effectiveness of management at the hospital.

CORK University Hospital (CUH) yesterday rejected claims made in a leaked email in relation to patient care but was unable to explain why the allegations were not denied when the matter was brought to its attention by this newspaper four days ago.

The Irish Nurses Organisation (INO) has urged hospital chiefs to hold a public meeting to address the concerns raised by a consultant in relation to the transfer of breast cancer services to the Cork University Hospital.

ONE should never underestimate the ability of bureaucrats to foul up, and the health service has been providing a stream of appalling examples in recent years.

A man who was caught with €3.3m worth of heroin in what Judge Desmond Hogan described as "a transit house and distribution centre" has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

ONE night some 43 years ago a delegation was ushered into a meeting of the Kerry County GAA Board in Tralee.

Yesterday, in a typically convoluted way, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny used more than 700 words to preface a couple of questions, and the Taoiseach beat around the bush with more than 600 words evading the answers.