The two creche owners behind the Dublin firm that was at the centre of an RTÉ investigation alleging mistreatment of children have paid themselves a total of €350,000 over the past two years.

A leading clinical trials company in Cork is examining whether fish and raspberry extracts offer a long-term treatment for osteoarthritis.

Worries about outflows from Standard Life’s flagship multi-asset strategy hit its shares, ahead of an £11bn (€12.2bn) merger with Aberdeen Asset Management to form the UK’s largest active manager.

Profits at the flagship pub and restaurant business operated by Declan O’Regan increased last year by 5% to €967,962.

Accumulated profit at the media firm owned by Marian Finucane last year topped €1m after jumping by more than €68,000.

More than 80% of Irish-based firms are in stable or growth mode, but the economic recovery is being driven by only 40% of larger companies in the manufacturing and services sectors, a report has claimed.

Over 1,500 companies were established last month, figures show, representing a seven-year high for this time of the year.

A Cork-based company has won a contract to provide nearly 100,000 patients in Australia and New Zealand with bedside interactive education, communication and entertainment technology.