THE vice-president of the European Commission yesterday gave an undertaking to follow up with the Competition Commission on its stand that forced the Government to withdraw an estimated €100m grant to Intel.

FAILURE by the EU to take a balanced approach to patenting could cost jobs in the Irish information technology sector, a leading expert has warned.

Fine Gael’s Gay Mitchell has called on the Nigerian Ambassador to explain the death sentence handed down to a woman convicted of adultery in the west African country.