Intel Ireland yesterday declined to comment on reports that workers have been told their jobs are at risk and that the company had confirmed its Irish operations would be affected by a global round of job cuts.

DAVID CASEY is one of Ireland’s top jump jockeys. He has won a string of races and titles, including the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup.

The Irish Nurses Organisation has mounted a picket at a care centre for people with intellectual disabilities in Co Kildare in protest at low staffing levels.