The Independent Radio and Television Commission said yesterday it was seeking "expressions of interest" on the establishment of five new commercial radio stations in Dublin.

They include a general interest station for all of Dublin, three special interest stations for the city and an AM-only station for the county.

Dublin's two commercial stations, FM104 and 98FM, said they had no objections to competition but urged the IRTC to be prudent and award licences only to economically viable businesses.

Page 2i seeking pirated computer software. The operation was the first of its kind and was mounted on foot of information supplied to a telephone hotline operated by the Irish Business Software Alliance.