IRELAND is investing in hot air rather than cleaning up its environment and helping in the fight against climate change, a new report says.

SOUTH African wine makers have been told they can use the name ‘Waterford’ despite it being a registered trademark of the Irish owned Waterford Wedgwood company.

SECRET jails where terror suspects were held naked and in solitary confinement for months were operated by the CIA in Romania and Poland, with the complete agreement of both countries presidents.

NEW legislation to make it more difficult for rogue traders to con people into timeshare purchases was unveiled in Brussels yesterday.

WIDE-RANGING reforms to the asylum and refugee procedures have been proposed by the European Commission.

THE European Union is considering proposals to introduce VAT to certain consumer goods in Ireland, including children’s shoes and clothes.

ANTI-FRAUD officers are investigating claims that millions of euro have beensiphoned off from contracts for cleaning EU offices.

GERMANY’S finance minister has made a blistering attack on Ireland’s low corporate tax rate and accused the country of using EU money to fund unfair competition.

POLITICIANS are battling it out over climate change at the G8 this week in Germany but it is becoming difficult to follow the twists and turns of this issue.

A CAMPAIGN was launched yesterday to tackle backache, the single biggest ailment workers complain of, especially those in nursing, construction and agriculture.