290 new jobs have been announced by Advanced Micro Devices at its operations in Cork and Dublin
The US semiconductor company say it's committed to continuing to drive innovation in Ireland.
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There's been a gradual change in the landscape in the Cork and Ross diocese as vocations fall and priests reach retirement age
The need for lay people in parishes to take on administration roles and in pastoral ministry has been recognised in the Diocese and is being rolled out across parishes
The workload for priests has increased as they share the workload across parishes as many now don't have a resident priest
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The leader of the Rural Independents Group of TDs says the Green Party leader's decision to deny a permit for drilling off the coast of Cork is "self-sabotaging" and "short-sighted".
Mattie McGrath was speaking after the Environment Minister Eamon Ryan said the government would not be allowing Barryroe Offshore Energy to drill for oil.
Barryroe announced yesterday that it would enter voluntary liquidation after the permit was refused.
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There's no evidence of excessive pricing in Irish supermarkets, according to a new report.
The Consumer and Competition Protection Agency was requested by the Government to investigate the matter, amid the ongoing cost of living crisis.
The Department of Enterprise is preparing to meet with supermarket bosses again today, after asking them last month to lower their prices.
