By her own admission business has been slow for Aileen Walsh in recent months. It is, she says, indicative of the current finical climate here in Ireland. The housing market has been affected by the economic downturn more then most industries and Aileen, a conveyancing lawyer, has experienced that decline first hand.

Ronan Daly Jermyn, one of Ireland's leading law firms recently announced its continued support for University College Cork's UCC+ Plus Programme.

A new website for final year and recent graduates in Ireland has just launched offering job opportunities, up to the minute news on key employment sectors and advice for job-hungry graduates.

“We are the only Auctioneer / Estate Agent to offer a fixed fee service. It’s time for a change and for customers to benefit from a competitively priced service,” says Tony Johnston of Property4U.

Cork’s marine and aquaculture sectors were well represented again at this year’s BioFach 2008, the world’s leading organic trade fair, held in Nuremberg, Germany recently.

THE decision to break away from the normal nine to five routine and set-up his own business was a natural one for Brendan O’Sullivan, Managing Director of The Blind-Maker.

CITCO Fund Services Ltd is to expand its Cork City operation and in doing so create 150 new jobs. The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin TD announced earlier this week that the company is to expand its hedge fund administration operation to take responsibility for a wide range of additional activities which will create an additional 150 new jobs over the next three years at the its site at Tellengana House, Blackrock Road.