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/> The challenges against the State, Esat Digifone and its former chairman Denis O’Brien, are being brought by the 2 unsuccessful bidders – Comcast International Holdings Incorporated and Persona Digital Telephony Ltd.
In 2001 the two groups initiated legal actions challenging the second mobile phone license award six years previously, however the State secured High Court orders in 2007 stopping the challenges on grounds of inexcusable delay.
The decision was appealed to the Supreme Court with the 2 consortiums arguing that they were entitled to await the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal.
The 5 judge court has today allowed their appeals, and Chief Justice Susan Denham said the court will give reasons for its decision at a later date.
style="text-align: left;">2,000 new jobs are to be created in Ireland as part of an €8bn renewable energy investment.
National Grid UK has signed a contract with Element Power to provide 3,000 megawatts of electricity to Britain from Ireland – through two subsea cables.
The positions – which will be rolled out by 2018 – will be focused on the operation and maintenance of wind farms in the Midlands.
1,000 other jobs will be created in the UK as part of the deal – while up to 10,000 people will be employed during the construction phase on both sides of the Irish sea.
class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-175858" title="Fianna-Fail" src="http://admin.newstalk.ie/wp-content/files/2012/03/Fianna-Fail.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="225" />Fianna Fail says it doesn’t believe any new long term jobs will be created by the government’s economic stimulus plan being announced today.
€2bn is to be made available for a range of building projects including roads, health centres, schools and a new campus for DIT.
The Taoiseach says the plan aims to restore confidence to the economy.
style="text-align: left;">PayPal has filled half of the 1,000 new jobs it’s created here with foreign workers.The online payments company says it’s been forced to bring in staff from abroad because of the poor standard of language education here.
But others say it’s natural for technology firms to target native speakers – and that it’s better they’re employed here than elsewhere.
style="text-align: left;"> style="text-align: left;">A therapeutic light mask for horses has won a innovation award.Enterprise Ireland has given their ‘One to Watch’ prize to Dr. Barbara Murphy of UCD, for her invention – the ‘Equilume light mask’.
Minister for Research & Innovation Seán Sherlock congratulated Dr. Murphy for creating a marketable product from the light mask.
The mask is used to advance the breeding season in Thoroughbred mares so that their foals are born close to their universal birthday of January 1st.
