THE liquidator of the company which operated the Bang Cafe restaurant in Dublin, wound up with debts of €2.4 million, is proceeding with his bid for orders under Section 160 of the Companies Act disqualifying brothers Simon and Christian Stokes from involvement in the management of any company on grounds of unfitness.

THE coffee shop chain business Insomnia co-owned by RTÉ Dragon, Bobby Kerr was hit by “inappropriate use of funds” totalling over €280,000 in 2009, new accounts reveal.

A High Court judge has said there should be an investigation into the conduct of the directors of Dublin's Residence nightclub, brothers Simon and Christian Stokes.

A GOVERNMENT-sponsored conference on agricultural biotechnology opened at University College Cork amid protests by leading chefs at what they see as the promotion of genetically modified foods.

Irish diners have begun to eat more healthily, despite one in five adults now being considered obese, some of the country’s leading chefs said today.