Mr Justice John Murray, a Supreme Court judge, has been appointed by the European Central Bank as one of three members of the independent Anti-Fraud Committee which will enforce an antifraud scheme within the ECB.

The former deputy editor of USA Today, Mr John Simpson, has joined Dublin City University's School of Communications as a visiting lecturer in journalism.

Edelman PR Worldwide has appointed Mr Bryan Gray account manager of its Corporate and Financial division.

Ms Edwina Fitzmaurice has been appointed managing director of Prudential Europe Management Services which provides product development and administrative services to life assurance companies.

Eircom has appointed Mr David McRedmond managing director, enterprises, with responsibility for Golden Pages and other publishing interests, payphones and Eircom Phonewatch, the company's alarm subsidiary.