Ireland News

Though it is common enough, in jump racing, for a small stable to be exalted by one exceptional horse, only rarely does a trainer impose his own talent on the evanescence of the moment. But that is just what seems...

Irish businesses among the most pessimistic in the world in their outlook for this year. A global league table on optimism amongst privately held businesses, commissioned by Grant Thornton, shows that the country has moved from being one of the...

Orbiscom specialises in secure payments software for financial companies. The takeover comes just over a year after Orbiscom agreed a deal to embed its technology into Mastercard card products. Gary Lyons, Orbiscom chief executive, said joining Mastercard would allow its...

Bonds issued by a securitisation vehicle linked to property developer Treasury Holdings have been downgraded because of concerns about the company's reliance on financial services companies as tenants for its 16 Irish office and retail developments. Ratings were lowered due...

Southampton captain Kelvin Davis believes Matt Paterson will learn from the red card shame that cost them any chance of an FA Cup upset against Manchester United. The Saints were already a goal down to Danny Welbeck's 19th minute opener...

The Arizona Cardinals are headed back to the East, a part of the country that has been so unkind to them. The Cardinals were 0-5 there this season, with losses to Washington, the New York Jets, Carolina, Philadelphia and New...

After more than a decade of prosperity that saw the country dubbed the Celtic Tiger economy following a prolonged period of double-digit growth in the 1990s, Cowen said Ireland was facing a period of cuts in public expenditure and increased...

Ireland’s parliament has passed all stages of a bill to guarantee the loans of all Irish Banks as the international credit crunch bites. Ireland’s lower and upper houses (Dail & Seánad) sat through the night for the first time in...

Ireland’s Taoiseach Brian Cowen intends to face down a growing backbench revolt over this week’s budget despite a back bencher resigning from his party and signs of discontent among others. Tuesday’s budget was advanced by 2 months as a sign...