Tánaiste Simon Harris will meet with senior members of the pharmaceutical sector based in the United States today. The online meeting follows the launch of a US national security investigation of pharma imports and comes ahead of threatened 30 per cent tariffs from the White House. Around 20,000 people in Cork are employed in pharmaceutical and med tech sector.
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Cork Chamber is expressing concern over a 10 percent increase in water charges for business. The Competition for Regulation of Utilities yesterday approved a 9.8 percent hike, for non-domestic customers.
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1 in 3 parents say they're going into debt just to cover back to school costs. New research by the Irish League of Credit Unions found the total spend for a primary school child is 1,450 euro, rising to 1,560 euro for a secondary school pupil.
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Would you 'swipe right' at the gym? A new survey lifts the lid on what's really happening in gyms across the country and it's not all dumbells and discipline. 1 in 4 Irish gym-goers admit to flirting mid-workout, and 17 percent have dated someone they've met there.
