Des O’Sullivan outlines some of the intriguing items exciting interest among collectors of antiques.

The annual Irish Food Writers’ Guild Awards, in Dublin’s Michelin-starred L’Ecrivain, is invariably one of the finer beanos in the culinary calendar, with Chef Derry Clarke always putting on an exceedingly fine nosebag, each course based on the produce of a particular award winner.

A pre-Christmas let to Butler’s Chocolates was the icing on a good year for Limerick’s Crescent Shopping Centre: it has entered 2015 with six new key brands in place

The Irish arm of coffee giant Starbucks brewed up impressive pre-tax profits of €745,707 in 2013 — but did not pay corporation tax.

An underdressed wine waiter may not be everyone’s idea of a gentleman’s gentleman but even butlers have to roll with the times.

Choosing a gift for Mother’s Day is a doddle with Carol O’Callaghan’s smart guide — no matter what the budget there’s something to suit all pockets, from cheery candles to watches with wow

Jonathan De Burca Butler and Deirdre Reynolds went shopping together and swapped vital notes on panic buying for your better half

AS we pull up to the East Link toll booth, the woman in the window sees my passenger Henry McKean’s microphone and guesses something is afoot.

Former National Director of Hurling Paudie Butler believes Cavan have made the right decision in not fielding a senior hurling team for the immediate future.

A NUMBER of companies owned by Limerick developer Robert Butler have fallen under the aegis of NAMA, accounts confirm.

Strong gains on Wall Street helped limit losses for under-pressure BP today as the wider FTSE 100 Index also pulled back from early heavy falls.

IRELAND’S Under-20 squad departed for Argentina yesterday for their IRB Junior World Championship campaign.

The UK competition watchdog today hit 10 retailers and two tobacco manufacturers with fines totalling £225m (€255.9m) for "unlawful practices" in pricing of cigarettes, cigars and rolling tobacco.

Blue chips were back on a tentative road to recovery today as the London market enjoyed its second day of gains, buoyed by hopes of a US interest rate cut.

Growing concerns over the US economy sent UK blue chips plunging into negative territory today, with news of a raft of high profile potential takeovers unable to stem the losses.

IRISH construction products giant, CRH has acquired Texas-based firm, Vistawell for $190 million (€141.1m).

The ISEQ fell 43.12 points to close at 8694.33 today.

The ISEQ index of shares finished the week on a positive note today as it closes up 15.96 at 6556.76.

Financial stocks were unchanged or down in morning trade on the ISEQ today, in a relatively flat day overall.

Laois manager Paudie Butler has had the luxury of being able to pick a fully fit team for Saturday's visit to Ennis for the National Hurling League opener against Clare.

Electronic tool manufacturer Oglesby & Butler has announced that discussions in relation to a proposed management buyout have broken down.

Toolmaker Olgesby & Butler is continuing to see difficult trading conditions.

BRITAIN’S Secret Intelligence Service’s lack of reliable human sources in Iraq was starkly exposed by the Butler report.

British intelligence reports on Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction in the run up to the Iraq war were “open to doubt” and “seriously flawed”, the Butler Inquiry said today.

The Iseq index closed up 20.74 points on Monday to close at 5229.25.

Thirty people are to lose their jobs in Carlow.

A FULLY updated bungalow, on a third of an acre site just west of Cork city, is up for sale with a €340,000 price guide.