STABLEMATES Workforce and Harbinger feature among eight possible runners in a mouth-watering renewal of the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Saturday.

THE jeweller responsible for making the Cheltenham Gold Cup has offered his sympathies to Raymond Mould after the 1988 trophy won by Charter Party was stolen yesterday morning.

THE Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association has sharply criticised delays in Rural Environment Protection Scheme payments to farmers.

Brian Lenihan seems to be the only senior Government politician who attempts to give effective leadership. FF’s minor upward blip in the polls is due to his assertive confidence ... He can chart a course for future positive direction for the nation, based on realism and straight speaking

ENGINEERING holding company, Charter Group has become the latest British-owned business to announce plans to move its tax base to Ireland as a cost-cutting initiative.

THE Government was yesterday accused of being too closely aligned with powerful producer interests and of contributing to crippling price hikes.

Companies fuelling Ireland’s sex industry are being targeted in a hard-hitting campaign.

A HIGH level of alcohol and drug abuse among second-level students is disrupting classes, it was warned yesterday.

Top-flight players ranging from banks and insurers to brewer Scottish & Newcastle and miner Anglo American will be updating the market during a busy few days for corporate news this week.

Wall Street surged again today lifting the Nasdaq composite index to its best close in nearly 22 months as investors welcomed reports of strong growth in the nation’s manufacturing sector and a hefty rise in construction spending.

Microsoft has signed a deal with Charter Communications, the US's fourth largest cable TV company.