Improving women’s access to the labour market could create 65,000 jobs and also negate the need for over-65s to remain in the workforce, an economic research institute has found.

IRISH Nationwide Building Society (INBS) members yesterday voted to accept Government funding of up to €2 billion at a special general meeting.

IRISH banks are expected to formally appoint two board members from the panel of 12 names put forward by the Government before Christmas.

MISSING solicitor Michael Lynn has been in phone contact with his wife Bríd Murphy in recent days but she does not know his whereabouts, a High Court judge was told yesterday.