John Coughlan previews the weekend’s basketball action.

Trade union officials are seeking urgent meetings with Cadbury’s parent company, Mondelez, after it yesterday announced it would be cutting 222 jobs from across three of its plants in Dublin and Kerry.

Revenues at one of the best-known names in retail, Des Kelly Interiors have levelled off after plummeting 50% since 2008.

Over 90 credit unions are pursuing merger options ahead of the 2015 deadline for new capital requirements in the sector, according to the Credit Union Restructuring Board (ReBo).

A man is in hospital after he was stabbed in Dublin last night.

Second-half goals from Darren O’Reilly and Ryan Basquel helped secure a 2-13 to 1-11 win for Ballyboden St Enda’s over St Brigid’s in Saturday’s Dublin SFC quarter-final at Parnell Park.

STEPHEN CLUXTON’S participation in the International Rules series looks increasingly questionable after Parnells qualified for the Dublin SFC quarter-finals following yesterday’s 1-18 to 2-9 extra-time win over St Sylvester’s in Swords.

A Louth man accused of staging a robbery on his employers has been given a three-year suspended sentence.

SIPTU and UNITE, the unions which represent workers at the Cadburys plants in Ireland have welcomed assurances from the new owners, Kraft, concerning job security.

Laois GAA officials last night admitted the trend of senior stars transferring from the county is a ‘huge concern’ as star forward MJ Tierney is the latest high-profile player planning to switch to Dublin club, Parnells.

LAOIS GAA officials last night admitted the trend of senior stars transferring from the county is a ‘huge concern’ as star forward MJ Tierney is the latest high-profile player planning to switch to Dublin club, Parnells.

Twelve men arrested as part of a major garda crackdown on crime following a gangland killing were released without charge today.

Murders in the home could be avoided if there was better co-operation between State agencies in dealing with domestic violence, it was claimed today.

Doctors are being forced to make judgment calls on cervical smear tests analysed in the US putting thousands of women at risk, a leading health lobby warned today.

In the second men’s National League semi-final on Sunday, reigning Division One league champions and Dublin Conference winners St Vincent’s play in a local derby against Clondalkin Lakers.

A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl was lucky to escape injury during a gun attack on her father in North Dublin.

ARMY and garda forensic experts will examine in the coming days if two pipe bombs which exploded in recent days came from the same source.

DEFENDING champions DART Killester and UL Aughinish, the side dethroned 12 months ago, will renew rivalry in the final of the Women’s SuperLeague Cup on Sunday week.

UCD secured a SuperLeague Cup quarterfinal place tonight as they took a home victory over Neptune.

Today’s draw for the quarter finals of the National Cup saw the two SuperLeague conference leaders pitted against each other, with Abrekebabra Tigers travelling to DART Killester.

Roma St Vincent's 97 MDS Star 72

A MONTH into the ESB Superleague few would have predicted BurgerKing Limerick and Gleneagle Lakers would be fighting out the most important game of the season on the last weekend of the competition.

Hibernian UCD Marian may have found the form they enjoyed earlier this season following a big 85-69 victory over Dart Killester on Saturday night.

The ESB National Cup draw took place in the ESB Arena today, with some daunting ties lined up for the weekend of December 5-7.