The Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has voted to approve the Lansdowne Road Agreement.

A man in his early 80s was killed in a single vehicle crash on the outskirts of Cork City yesterday.

Talks between ESB unions and management yesterday failed to avert the threat of power cuts across the country in the run-up to Christmas.

Union leaders at energy giant ESB are still threatening strike action despite crunch talks with management to resolve a bitter dispute.

Workers at ESB have voted in favour of industrial action over a pension row.

TRADE unions have signalled their opposition to the McCarthy report and the proposed sale of major state assets.