Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Dell confirms plan to cut 250 Irish jobs
19:40 Computer giant Dell is to cut up to 250 jobs in Dublin and Limerick, the company said today. Staff were briefed earlier on the job cuts which are to be in sales, marketing, finance, technical support and other administrative functions. The bulk of the losses are expected to be in Dublin. The company said that although it was still experiencing double digit growth globally, it recognised that more needed to be done. She refused to speculate on further job losses, and said the cuts were part of consolidation in the Irish workforce.
- Firstsource set to create new Derry jobs
- Consumer confidence falls to lowest level

Tests prove Austrian fathered daughter's children
20:21 DNA tests today confirmed that Josef Fritzl is the father of his daughter's six surviving children born while she was a prisoner in a cellar for 24 years.
Garda surveillance evidence to be used in court
20:04 Legislation which would make evidence obtained through Garda surveillance admissible in court is to be brought forward by the Minister for Justice in an effort to tackle gangland crime.
- Uniformed gardaí will remain unarmed - Commissioner
- GRA president says Reserve has 'failed'
NCA seeks undertakings from estate agents
17:29 The National Consumer Agency (NCA) has given estate agents just two days to provide it with undertakings that published price details of properties sold through private treaty or withdrawn from auction will be “absolutely accurate”.