IN one of the biggest office deals in recent years in Cork, the Department of Social Protection has leased the 35,000 sq ft Abbeycourt House, on George’s Quay, to serve the roll-out of its Intreo employment-and-income supports services.

IRELAND’S bid to host a world-class agricultural event involving competitors from 30 different countries has been dealt another significant blow.

Gardai are this afternoon investigating a fire that broke out in a set of Dublin apartments earlier this morning.