A US technology company today announced a £120m (€150m) investment in a factory in the North as it prepared to make nearly 1,000 workers redundant a few miles away.

THE 900 computer workers in the North who are to lose their jobs at Limavady-based Seagate have been told they will receive a favourable redundancy package as much as £20,000 (€29,000) each — but only if they stay until it closes down.

TAKING regular showers could pose a health risk and even result in permanent brain damage, scientists claimed yesterday.

A US technology company is investing €129m in its Derry plant in the development of next generation technology for the computer industry, it was announced today.