THE County Enterprise Boards have helped create close to 27,000 full-time and almost 4,000 part-time jobs across the country over the past decade, Defence Minister, Michael Smith, said yesterday.

I WISH to respond to the article headlined ‘Crazy overtime bills may force jails to close’ (Irish Examiner, Nov 7).

IRELAND faces fines of up €1 billion for its poor record on renewable energy, Fine Gael has warned.