Plans for 135 housing units in one of Cork’s fastest-growing suburbs were sanctioned last night after councillors voted to allow the project go ahead on land zoned for business and technology use.

CALLS were made last night for greater Government efforts to protect high-skilled jobs after another 500 job losses were announced in a 24-hour period.

MOTOROLA, the world’s second-biggest maker of mobile telephones, had a third-quarter net income of $116m as sales rose 5% to $6.83bn, exceeding the company’s forecasts.

MOTOROLA, the world’s second-biggest mobile-phone maker, will cut another 3,000 jobs this year to help counter sagging sales of equipment for cellular networks and cable television.