Ireland captain Paul O’Connell marches into his fourth and final World Cup tomorrow in Cardiff. Ahead of the World Cup kick-off against Canada, the second-row legend sat down with rugby correspondent Simon Lewis to share memories of tournaments past — and offer insights into his mindset going into his final tour of duty in green.

InterContinental Hotels Group reported first-quarter room revenue that beat analyst estimates as the owner of the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza saw increases in all its regions.

Maontri, who did us a favour at the track a week ago, is again entrusted with the nap in the www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap back on the all-weather tonight.

Tens of thousands of tourists have been stranded in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco by floods brought on by a tropical storm.

Quinn Insurance and subsidiaries last year returned to profit, recording pre-tax profits of €99.8m in spite of revenues more than halving to €223m.

The operator of Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotels deflected attention away from a probe by regulators as it announced a big pay-out for shareholders.

World No 1 hotelier InterContinental Hotels is looking to emerging markets and especially China to drive growth after a recovery in the United States and a string of new Chinese hotel openings helped push 2011 profits up 26%.

Holiday Inn firm Intercontinental Hotels Group today set out plans to create 3,000 jobs in the UK, as it reported a 22% hike in half-year profits.

The FTSE 100 Index plunged deep into the red today as doubts over the US economic stimulus plan rippled through global markets.

The FTSE 100 Index shed more than 1% today after under-pressure property firms suffered more heavy losses.

THE PREM Group — the Dublin-headquartered commercial property management company — has announced a €27 million investment in a new hotel development in Belgium and is promising a number of further investments later in the year.

Shares in InterContinental Hotels made fresh gains today after it emerged the billionaire Barclay brothers now owned more than 8% of the group.

FT publisher Pearson today slid from last week's four-and-a-half-year shares high, despite confirming the business was in line for record profits for the year.

Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) agreed to take a major stake in the hotel arm of All Nippon Airways’ (ANA) today as it attempted to spread its wings in Japan.

The London market closed in the red today dragged down by heavily-weighted oil stocks following a mixed session in the City.

Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza operator InterContinental Hotels posted a 30% rise in profits today and pledged a windfall for shareholders as part of its hotel disposal scheme.

The FTSE 100 Index dived into the red today as political tensions around the world and soaring oil prices weighed heavily on global stock markets.

The London market plunged into the red today weighed down by a poor performance on Wall Street overnight and a heavy fall by Norwich Union owner Aviva.

InterContinental Hotels today said an influx of business travellers had made the UK its hottest market in Europe.

InterContinental Hotels today said it had begun the search for a new chief executive after a change in strategy forced out present boss Richard North.

Hotels group InterContinental is to sell a further 76 properties worth around £1.3bn (€1.9bn) as it continues its strategy of moving away from owning hotels, it said today.

Hotels group InterContinental is to sell hotels worth more than £500m (€749m) as it moves to focus on management and franchises, it announced today.

InterContinental Hotels reported a doubling in first quarter profits today as it continued to see a pick-up in conditions on both sides of the Atlantic.

Outgoing Safeway chairman David Webster will be at the helm of two companies while the supermarket’s takeover saga is completed, it emerged today.

Six Continents - formerly known as Bass - is expected to show the impact of September 11 and the economic slowdown when it reports on Thursday.