New companies across Ireland are encouraged to enter the Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition to be in with a chance of competing for a no-equity total cash prize fund of €280,000.

UP and coming business visionaries, whose projects may create jobs for themselves and for others, were honoured in Killarney last night.

Health Minister Mary Harney today launched a new National Pharmacy Internship Programme which will introduce a Masters in Pharmacy in Ireland for the first time.