This week's good news is much varied...

Rebecca has achieved nail success thanks to @beautie - here's a pic;

Good news for Galway - 200 new jobs if you're into games

50 Internet security jobs in Dublin

We are off on a night out tonight which is fantastic news we feel - Cork city beware, chicken wings will be consumed at some stage so Soho beware...

@ccrossan is delighted she got to go to Chic last night and free entry always a winner

@sciencejobs are having a BBQ on their balcony for lunch today = good weather = good news

That's about it this week - if anyone else has good news they want to share comment below

ooops almost forgot Good News Friday this week...

First off my good news is that I'm getting a new phone on Monday, after mucho trouble with my current one I cant wait and neither can everyone else here I reckon, no more ranting from me... well about phones anyways.

We had cake today for Tom's birthday - always good news in my mind - here's what's left

Good news on the job front for teachers

And more from Merck

and Bord Gais

Good news for us in here, we ran a survey with some candidates and 85% would recommend us to a friend. Oh and we hit 400 friends on Facebook - yippeeee

Good news Friday is here again -

For first time buyers some good news - now is a good time to climb onto the property ladder apparently

According to IBEC the economy has started to grow again

We integrated the Facebook Like Button with our website so now its on all jobs - Thanks to Ronan for the idea (he made me give him credit)

Sinead's good news is she's off to a party tonight - mine is that it's Friday pretty much, it's been a long week.

Diarmuid's good news is thanks to Ronan today, Eddie Rocket's are apparently doing some great new deals.

Charlie and his black eye won a karate yoke last Sunday - great news for him aside from the black eye - he had some help with the winning bit too.

Liam's good news is that despite drinking 6 pints last night he is in tip top form today.

Damien's good news everyday is that he is from Cork, never fails to make him happy apparently (we know the feeling like)

Ronan's good news thanks to Diarmuid is that the East Village have a special offer running on their chicken wings at the moment - we are all big fans of their wings, those of you in Dublin will have a similar feeling for Elephant and Castle wings - yum.

Good news for Gaga fans as another date is announced

If you have any good news pop it in the comments below

All too soon it's the last week of Friday FUNday and the final victim is Marketing Manager Emma Henry who just returned from a baby holiday.

1. Full Name? Emma Martina Henry
2. Nickname? Various depending on which friend you speak to, Emily Jane, Emsie, Mammy Pig (recent addition!)
3. Birthplace? Cork
4. Eye colour? Greeny Blue
5. Hair colour? Brown with Blond Highlights
6. Marital status? In relationship
7. Children? One gorgeous son, Conor, almost 8 months old
8. What do you do in RecruitIreland.com and how long have you been there? Marketing Manager, a year and a half
9. What would be your last meal if on death row? Roast Chicken, Stuffing, all the trimmings – getting hungry just thinking about it
10. What is your drink of choice? I choose many drinks.. but generally white wine
11. favourite sweets/chocolate/dessert? Munchies, any milk chocolate, Bread & Butter pudding
12. What food do you dislike? Chinese Food – stems from a bad case of food poisoning
13. favourite TV show? Desperate Housewives, Dragons Den
14. favourite Movie? Many, The Cider House Rules, As Good as it Gets, Something’s Gotta Give, Blood Diamond, Finding Nemo & Shrek
15. favourite CD at the moment? Nursery Rhyme favourites
16. favourite sport to watch? Athletics or Rugby
17. most overused phrase? How is he? – a recent phrase introduced since I’ve returned to work
18. favourite restaurant? Sean Na Mbads, Minane Bridge
19. favourite website(s)? RecruitIreland.com obviously, entertainment.ie, boards.ie
20. What is your least favourite trait in others? Dishonesty and Brownnosing
21. What time do you get up for work? 6am if I’m lucky
22. Where do you want to retire to? Portugal
23. Who was the first person you spoke to today on the phone? Mum
24. best/favourite holiday? Disneyworld – Florida, a few!! years ago when I was a child
25. favourite toy as a child? A Tiny Tears, I got her from Santa and my brothers had broken her by Christmas afternoon, but I loved her for those few hours
26. What three luxury items would you want if on a desert island? Suncream, a digital book loaded with favourites, My family
27. your dream/fantasy job? Safari Park Manager
28. Something people don’t know about RecruitIreland.com? Ronan has a pink star shaped mirror on his desk…

This week, everyone's favourite Marketing Executive- Rebecca 

1. Full Name? Rebecca Clark 
2. Nickname? Becky, Becka, Rebec
3. Birthplace? Biggar, Scotland
4. Eye colour? Blue 
5. Hair colour? Brown with highlights
6. Marital status? Awaiting imminent engagement
7. Children? No, I’m too young
8. What do you do in RecruitIreland.com and how long have you been there? Marketing Exec for almost 4 years
9. What would be your last meal if on death row? Seafood platter with Champagne
10. What is your drink of choice? Wine & Mojito’s, also love Mi Wadi
11. favourite sweets/chocolate/dessert? Turkish Delight and Vic’s bread and butter pud.
12. What food do you dislike? Lamb and Goats Cheese are evil not a great fan of fruit in savory dishes either.
13. Favourite TV show? Scrubs, Greys Anatomy, Prison Break, Friends and Lost
14. Favourite Movie? The Never Ending Story and the Back to the Future 1,2 and 3
15. Favourite CD at the moment? The new Killers one is great
16. Favourite sport to watch? Tennis 
17. Most overused phrase? Shart
18. Favourite restaurant? The Taj Mahal in Biggar is my fav but recently had a beautiful meal in Packies, Kenmare.
19. Favourite website(s)? Many social not-working sites and blogs
20. What is your least favourite trait in others? Smart arses, liars and people who are getting married and talk about it constantly
21. What time do you get up for work? 7.20am
22. Where do you want to retire to? France
23. Who was the first person you spoke to today on the phone? Emma, our Marketing Manager who is currently on a baby holiday.
24. Best/favourite holiday? Dubai was unreal. I also loved Fuerteventura last year.
25. Favourite toy as a child? I had a Sindy horse with three and a half legs and a Puffalump, still have her…
26. What three luxury items would you want if on a desert island? Lip balm, ipod and Puffalump
27. Your dream/fantasy job? I’d love to open a rescue farm for dogs and ponies.
28. Something people don’t know about RecruitIreland.com? I’m also going on xfactor next year as a solo act to wipe the floor with the recruit boy’s fake boyband, “el recruito”.

Well I avoided it for long enough I guess so here are some completely useless snippets of info about me;

1. Full Name?  Victoria Anne O Callaghan (HATE IT)
2. Nickname?  Vic, Vicks, Bicki (kids), Victore, Victoria Beckham and The Voc (Thanks Lorraine and Laura)
3. Birthplace? Cork (eh would anyone wanna be born anywhere else??)
4. Eye colour? Blue usually (Red when hungover)
5. Hair colour? Blonde
6. Marital status? Single single single
7. Children? None yet, I have two godchildren though who are great!
8. What do you do in RecruitIreland.com and how long have you been there? I am the Website Development Manager, sounds makey uppey I know and have been here since day one, 9 years!
9. What would be your last meal if on death row? This is a tough one, my Dad’s Spaghetti Milana (old family recipe), chicken wings from the Elephant and Castle and ohhhhhhh this is really difficult, a roast lamb with all the trimmings including garlic cheesy potato! Anything bad for me basically!
10. What is your drink of choice? Diet coke if a soft drink, Lukozade if hungover, vodka and cranberry/diet 7up if out, a good cosmo has to be the best cocktail or a jaegerbomb if it’s a shot (which it usually is!).
11. Favourite sweets/chocolate/dessert? Not a huge sweet lover but if I had to choose then a crème egg or a wispa. Love Lindt chocolate as well. Dessert, sticky toffee pudding or bread and butter pudding.
12. What food do you dislike? Pineapple, sweetcorn, celery, peas, beans, coconut or anything with sweet and sour mixed.
13. Favourite TV show? Drama - Greys Anatomy or any kind of American slush really. Reality - Love Dragons Den or any kindof cookery/food programme. Comedy - Gavin and Stacey is hilarious.
14. Favourite Movie? Too many to list here, I love old Audrey Hepburn movies in particular or The way we were is a fave.
15. Favourite CD at the moment? Viva La Vida - Coldplay
16. Favourite sport to watch? Tennis if I was pushed to pick…
17. Most overused phrase? Usually a form of expletive (for **** sake like) but when not its either “Ah I do need a new pair of (insert colour) shoes!” or “Am I not always right?”
18. Favourite restaurant? The Market Bar in Dublin, Man Fridays in Cork
19. Favourite website(s)? Far too many to list but I have to log on to these every day beaut.ie, Facebook.com, twitter.com (via twirl)
20. What is your least favourite trait in others? People who lie or over-exaggerate and people who are late for everything (except work Tom)!
21. What time do you get up for work? 7.24 ish – after snoozing about 6 times
22. Where do you want to retire to? Anywhere that’s sunny and has friends/family nearby (ahhhhhhhhhh)
23. Who was the first person you spoke to today on the phone? Sinead (who sits at the other end of the office)
24. Best/favourite holiday? New York for city/shopping holiday, Iceland for madness and surrealism or Zakynthos for sun and relaxation last year, despite being abandoned by XL.com
25. Favourite toy as a child? I had a doll who used to exercise, she had a pink and white stripy leotard and leg warmers or I had a petite 990 I loved.
26. What three luxury items would you want if on a desert island? Laptop (with internet access), sunscreen and a griddle pan
27. Your dream/fantasy job? To own my own internet business – a new idea every day!
28. Something people don’t know about RecruitIreland.com? 2 things, I get to work with my baby brother every day (lucky me eh) and they call me the RecruitIreland twit (nice that isn’t it?) because I am www.twitter.com/recruitireland

This week`s volunteer is Ronan, so here`s everything you wanted to know about him;

1. Full Name? Ronan Michael  O’ Callaghan
2. Nickname? Probably ‘Smartarse’ 
3. Birthplace? Cork Boy !
4. Eye colour? Blue with a tinge of red most mornings
5. Hair colour? Blonde
6. Marital status? I’m still trying to find a way to trick her into it !!!!
7. Children? Nope  
8. What do you do in RecruitIreland.com and how long have you been there? Sales and 3 years
9. What would be your last meal if on death row? Smoked Salmon for starter , Fillet steak (Rare) with Stuffed Mushrooms, Chips and Gratin Potatoes followed by 12 Pints of Carlsberg for dessert. ( seeing as I’ll be dying in the morning anyway )
10. What is your drink of choice? Carlsberg
11. favourite sweets/chocolate/dessert? Marabou chocolate sweets
12. What food do you dislike? Onions and dislike is not correct I hate them.
13. favourite TV show? Miami Ink
14. favourite Movie?  Gladiator – the boxing one from the early 90’s
15. favourite CD at the moment? John Spillane – Irish songs we learned in school (thanks Gill)
16. favourite sport to watch? Soccer but I will actually watch anything sports related
17. most overused phrase? I’ll tell ya now right
18. favourite restaurant? Jim Edwards – Kinsale
19. favourite website(s)? Football 365 , Sky Sports,  thesun.co.uk
20. What is your least favourite trait in others? People who are late for everything
21. What time do you get up for work? 7.15
22. Where do you want to retire to? I never want to retire cos I’m a workaholic...but if I have to I’ll strike off to Necker Island.
23. Who was the first person you spoke to today on the phone? One of Charlie’s clients
24. best/favourite holiday? Orlando
25. favourite toy as a child? A football or a rabbit called Bugsy
26. What three luxury items would you want if on a desert island? A Hunting knife, Some Flint and a wilson volleyball to keep me company.
27. your dream/fantasy job? Left mid for Man Utd,
28. Something people don’t know about RecruitIreland.com?
' We have one employee from biggar , one employee called Bigger and a couple of employees who seem to have gotten bigger over Christmas’ (eh thanks Ronan - there`s motivation if ever we needed it!!)

Apologies for the delay - this week`s and the first victim of the New Year is Elaine O Brien so here`s all the wacky and wonderful info you always wanted to know...

Full Name? Elaine Mary Theresa O’Brien
Nickname? " golden girl" by Ronan O’Callaghan ONLY! ( RecruitIreland.com employee)
Birthplace? Cork
Eye colour? Green
Hair colour? Blonde
Marital status? Married
Children? 1
What do you do in RecruitIreland.com and how long have you been there? Business Development and I’m proud to be here since the very start November 1999.
What would be your last meal if on death row? It would have to be my mothers Sunday roast…. with the works, veg, mash and potato gratin! And mum’s baked Alaska for desert! Yum yum yum!
What is your drink of choice? Big Coffee fan!! Like to kick start the day with a very strong one. Alcohol, I enjoy a few glasses of red wine…. and on a wild night! A few tia maria’s ha!!
favourite sweets/chocolate/dessert? Not a big chocolate fan, give me a ‘pic & mix’ any day.
What food do you dislike? Im not a fussy eater at all but had the misfortune years ago of tasting ‘tripe and drisheen’ never ever again!!
favourite TV show? At the moment " Bear in the Big Blue house" " Barney" " winnie the pooh" " tractor tom"
favourite Movie? Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. ( the original)
favourite CD at the moment? Rhianna
favourite sport to watch? None!!!
most overused phrase? "How is he?"
favourite restaurant? Augustine’s Restaurant, Washington St. Cork! Fantastic food and great setting.
favourite website(s)? Sky showbiz and Dailymail for all the gossip and BBC Good Food for all cooking tips.
What is your least favourite trait in others? Negativity!!
What time do you get up for work? On a good morning 6.45…
Where do you want to retire to? Swiss Alps and live like Heidi!..
Who was the first person you spoke to today on the phone? My hubby!
best/favourite holiday? Honeymoon 2005, in New York and Mexico!!!
favourite toy as a child? Tiny Tears!!
What three luxury items would you want if on a desert island? Mobile Phone, Pilot & Helicopter..
your dream/fantasy job? Fashon designer.
Something people don’t know about RecruitIreland.com? Charlie bought a new scarf for only €2 today!......