COMPETITION in the €100 million-plus Munster advertising agency and public relations market is intensifying.

THE TAOISEACH refused to commit further Government money to the European Capital of Culture in the Dáil yesterday, following criticisms that Cork 2005 had failed to raise adequate commercial sponsorship.

THE organisers of Cork 2005, European Capital of Culture, have been criticised for their failure to raise adequate commercial sponsorship to fund the year’s programme of events.