The Rural Independent Group says the closure of 88 Bank of Ireland branches is a significant blow to the country.
Nine of those branches are here in Cork at Glanmire, Bantry, Cobh, Dunmanway, Kanturk, Millstreet, Mitchelstown and Youghal.
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Nurses will protest outside Connolly Hospital in Dublin today over unsafe working conditions.
They're warning staff are under increased pressure due to excessive workloads and will gather at 1pm.
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A young woman from Munster will make history today as she takes over the Taoiseach's office.
European Studies student Mairéad Butler is taking over an office which has never been held by a woman today as part of Plan Internationals, International Day of the Girl.
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Inflation in the price of construction's now running at 8.3 percent - close to the record levels seen during the Celtic Tiger.
That's according to the Society of Chartered Surveyors, which says hold-ups in international shipping have led to "exceptional" increases in the price of materials.
