The Dalata Hotel Group is targeting a 10%-15% share of the regional hotel market in the UK, writes Geoff Percival.

A measure of the growth possibilities offered by the video games industry in Ireland was underlined in last week’s major acquisition by Dublin headquartered Keyword Studios of US-based VMC Consulting for $66m (€57m).

Shares in betting services group Paddy Power-Betfair dropped a further 4% yesterday after it posted first-half earnings which fell short of analyst expectations.

The Pope is set to sign off on a letter to Irish Catholics today dealing with clerical child abuse.

THE Catholic Church has silenced a senior cleric who claimed priests did not have to answer to the law on the reporting of child abuse.

PAUL TOWNEND rode his biggest winner to date over jumps when taking the featured Dawn Milk Handicap Hurdle at a packed Killarney yesterday.

Denis Russell helped Clare through to the second round of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers at Casement Park.

Dignitaries and old allies of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey, who died yesterday, visited his north Dublin home today to pay their respects.

The Pope has been remembered at ceremonies to mark Divine Mercy Sunday today in Knock, Co Mayo.

“RUBY WALSH again, what more can you say”, exclaimed trainer, Michael Philips, after he had watched the maestro pilot his Red Square Lady to victory in the Sand and Gravel Products Hurdle at Cork last night.

EDWARD O’GRADY’S Pizarro made a satisfactory debut over fences with a comfortable defeat of Atlantic Rhapsody in the Irish Stallion Farms’ Beginners Chase at Clonmel yesterday.