[10:30] NCH to cost roughly €2.24bn, will open in 2026 - minister

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has said she expects the National Children's Hospital to cost close to €2.24 billion including commissioning costs, and that it will be opened in 2026.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0219/1497586-national-childrens-hospital/

#JenniferCarrollMacNeill #theNationalChildren'sHospital #closeto€2.24billion #2026

[15:45] PTSB to cut 300 job cuts under redundancy scheme launched last year

Majority State owned bank PTSB to cut around 300 jobs this year, close to 10pc of its workforce after an extended voluntary redundancy offer closed last month.

https://www.independent.ie/business/jobs/ptsb-to-cut-300-job-cuts-under-redundancy-scheme-launched-last-year/a487713345.html

#State #PTSB #around300 #thisyear #closeto #10pc #lastmonth

[08:06] Disputed lawyers’ bills reduced by €8.9m last year as costs revealed

Disputed legal bills were cut by close to €50,000 on average last year by the body that deals with disagreements over legal costs.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/disputed-lawyers-bills-reduced-by-89m-last-year-as-costs-revealed/a1193973938.html

#closeto€50,000 #lastyear

@Haver Yes, Cuis does not have the #closeTo: messages. I added that to @drgeo package, because this is what you need when you want to compare Float numbers. This is annoying, I should move it to an external package. I don't know yet if an external Cuis package contains already those methods...