Almost three-quarters of employees expect a salary increase this year while more than half expect to change jobs, it has emerged.

UCC 3-19 GMIT 0-8: The sight of Conor Lehane, Alan Cadogan and Shane O’Donnell being clapped off the field midway through the second-half painted a most accurate picture of this stroll in the park for UCC.

A Meath mother who stole over €100,000 from the Supervalu where she worked as a manager has been given a three-year suspended sentence.

A Trinity College graduate and three men intercepted by armed gardaí outside the premises of a gun dealer have received sentences ranging from six to seven years for the possession of firearms and ammunition.

A Trinity College graduate and three men who were intercepted by armed gardaí outside the premises of a firearms dealer have received sentences ranging from six to seven years for the possession of firearms and ammunition.

A Trinity College graduate and two men who were intercepted by armed gardaí outside the premises of a firearms dealer have been found guilty of the possession of handguns and ammunition.

Limerick IT 1-14 GMIT 2-5

A Meath mother who stole more than €100,000 from the Supervalu where she worked as a manager has been remanded on bail pending sentence next March.

A Dublin man who falsely claimed over €23,000 in Jobseekers Allowance has been given a suspended sentence after the court heard he was trying to repay the money with his legitimate social welfare payments.

A Dublin man who falsely claimed more than €23,000 in jobseekers allowance is trying to pay back the stolen cash with his legitimate social welfare payments, a court has heard.

A prominent member of socialist republican group Éirígí is one of four Dublin people who appeared before an out-of-hours sitting of the Special Criminal Court this evening, charged with possessing two handguns and ammunition.

Cuala and Kilmacud Crokes advanced to the Dublin SHC final after last four victories over Crumlin and Lucan Sarsfields respectively at Parnell Park on Saturday afternoon.

An early own-goal by Derek Griffin along with strikes from Jake Carroll and Jake Kelly put St Pat’s into the third round of the FAI Cup at Richmond Park.

A compulsive gambler who stole €35,000 from the investment institution he worked for has been given a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A Dublin man who raped 14-year-old girl at knife point after meeting her on the internet has been sentenced to 10 years with the final two suspended.

LIMERICK FC recorded their third win in seven days following a nervy victory over battling Mervue United at Jackman Park last night.

A man who was caught transporting cannabis valued at almost €500,000 after a garda spotted him driving without a seatbelt and talking on his mobile phone has been jailed for six years.

A judge will rule next week on whether to take the gruesome disposal of a body into account in sentencing a 47-year-old man for killing his fiancée’s father.

A SENIOR executive engineer with Mayo Co Council has appeared before a hearing of the Standards in Public Office (SIPO) Commission yesterday – the first formal investigation into a public service worker.

A young Dublin electrician who knocked out an acquaintance’s front tooth after a spat about his girlfriend has received an 18 month suspended sentence.

Cricket Ireland today announced that Clontarf Cricket Club in Dublin will stage the One Day International with Australia in 2010.

A Kinsealy teenager who took part in a drunken unprovoked attack on a man who attempted to break up a group of youths fighting on their debs night has been given a two-and-a-half-year sentence.

A Swords man who attempted to rob his local video store armed with a butter knife shortly after he had been granted bail on two charges of burglary has been given a four-year sentence by Judge Tony Hunt.

A Polish national who was selling stolen cars as a member of an organised criminal gang has been jailed for four years by Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A man accused of threatening to kill a garda he had a "beef" with has claimed the garda misheard him.

A 71-year-old retired carpenter who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy at a swimming pool has had his sentence adjourned at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

AN under-strength Reading side survived a Burnley comeback to book a place in the FA Cup fourth round at the Madejski Stadium.

Farmers in fields, sheds and yards across the country are to receive text messages today to remind them of farm safety.

Burnley 0 Blackburn 0

West Ham manager Alan Pardew kept faith with the starting line-up which lost the Nationwide Division One play-off semi-final first leg 1-0 at Ipswich last weekend.

West Ham manager Alan Pardew decided to tinker despite his side’s impressive recent form, recalling Tomas Repka in defence and David Connolly up front.

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THE Government was urged yesterday to promote the interests of women in farming. IFA National Farm Family Committee chairwoman Mary McGreal made the call when she addressed the first national IFA conference on women in agriculture at Croke Park, Dublin.

Watford 0 Ipswich 2

Slovan Liberec 1

GrimsIpswich Town 0

Chelsea 2 Viking FK 1

Liverpool 2 Ipswich 0

Gerard Houllier has left Nicolas Anelka on the bench for their finalPremiership game of the season against Ipswich.

Ashley Cole will be back in the Arsenal line-up for the Sunday showdown with Ipswich.

Graham Le Saux is to face Spurs in their Premiership match to night after his sending off in the FA Cup quarter-final last Sunday.

Ipswich have no injury worries for their home game with Liverpool.