A watchdog told Facebook that relying on developers to follow information rules in some cases was not good enough two years before a "data grab" on millions of users is said to have taken place.

Facebook had "wild west" approach to looking after its users' data and had "little detection" of any violations of its policies, a former employee of the company has told British MPs.

Latest: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been summoned to give evidence before the parliamentary inquiry into fake news after revelations about users' personal data held by British firm Cambridge Analytica (CA).

Armagh and QUB footballer Ciaran O’Hanlon will go before the Central Appeals Committee tonight in an attempt to have a 12-week suspension handed down by the GAA’s higher education committee overturned.

Limerick IT manager Davy Fitzgerald wants the Fitzgibbon Cup finals weekend to be postponed in the interest of player welfare.

Both of today's Fitzgibbon Cup Hurling quarter-finals are postponed after IT Carlow were reinstated in the competition last night, following a meeting of the GAA’s Central Appeals Committee (CAC).

Uncertainty hung over the Fitzgibbon Cup last night as IT Carlow’s appeal dragged into the early hours.

Ulster Higher Education GAA Chairman John Farrell has criticised the selection committee for the Ulster Bank Sigerson Team of the Century, over their decision to shortlist just three players from the last decade of the competition for nomination, and for failing to consult with colleges in their endeavours.

THE Competition Authority (CA) is conducting a full investigation into plans by once bitter rivals to merge Dublin free sheets Metro and Herald AM.

SHOPPERS are being forced to pay more in the south because of a lack of competition, high taxes and business operating costs.

CRICKET Australia’s hopes of organising a domestic Twenty20 competition to rival the Indian Premier League have been given a major boost after the Board of Control for Cricket in India agreed to release their players for the mooted event.

The Ulster Bank Sigerson Cup is back on track after the GAA's Higher Education Council tonight fixed the remaining games in the competition.

The decision by Cork IT to appeal against the eligibility of Garda College players Michael Cussen, Aidan O'Mahony and Graham Dillon has thrown the Ulster Bank Sigerson Cup into chaos it has emerged tonight.

A new survey has found that 15,000 Irish people have had their identity compromised online and that fears about identity theft could be costing online business €250m a year.

IRISH households will potentially save up to €1,000 each year from today’s Cabinet decision adopting Enterprise Minister Micheál Martin’s forthright recommendation to abolish the Groceries Order which bans below-cost selling.

THE Competition Authority (CA) has no powers to force the Society of the King’s Inns to accept its radical recommendations for reform of barristers’ training and regulation, it confirmed yesterday.

FINE GAEL last night promised to sweep away price controls in a move they claim could save consumers up to 10% on shopping and strike a blow against ‘rip-off Ireland’.

THE Coalition partners may be heading for their second row of the year, this time over the Groceries Order, which bans below-invoice cost selling.

A CROSS-PARTY parliamentary committee is lining up for a showdown with the Competition Authority over figures the authority used to support its call for scrapping the ban on below-cost selling.

Harry McGee, Political Editor

HOUSEHOLDERS are being forced to pay almost €500 a year more for groceries because legislation is preventing competition in the sector, the Competition Authority (CA) has said.

THE report into the banking sector could be the start of a gentle revolution in banking.

Ireland’s largest employer of civil servants has developed a portal to boost productivity via targeted knowledge-sharing and collaboration across the organisation.

The Competition Authority has vowed to examine the insurance and banking sectors over the next 12 months.

Small business organisation ISME has expressed its alarm at the findings of a new Competition Authority report into the charging structures by insurance brokers.

AER RIANTA may face an action for damages from Ryanair after the Competition Authority found the State-owned airport company acted in an anti-competitive manner. The Competition Authority’s censure of Aer Rianta dates back to 2000 and 2001.

NEW cars are not always more secure than older models, according to the latest tests.

Computer Associates (CA) have urged companies to tighten on security and management processes in advance of the summer temp-worker season.

New EU rules on the labelling of genetically-modified food would mislead the public, it was claimed tonight.