Golden Horn will “definitely” run in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on Saturday week as long as conditions are suitable, said owner Anthony Oppenheimer.

Golden Horn’s owner-breeder Anthony Oppenheimer has given the strongest indication so far his champion three-year-old is likely to retire at the end of the season.

Clare and Limerick? The only differences between us are those little idiosyncrasies, those unique emblems, which distinguish us all as our own separate little tribe in the wider hurling family.

Conroy Gold has appointed a project manager to oversee a gold mine in Co Monaghan.

Sotheby’s has showed off a 59.6-carat pink diamond that will be auctioned in the Swiss city of Geneva in November at a record asking price of $60m (€49m).

The FTSE 100 Index is to lose another female chief executive after Cynthia Carroll announced she is to step down as boss of Anglo American.

THE main Irish arm of industrial diamond manufacturer Element Six stormed back to profit last year, a year after its Shannon plant was threatened by closure.

London: De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer, returned to a profit in 2010 as production rose 34% and diamond prices recovered to pre-crisis levels, although it remains cautious about the market this year.

POLICE were yesterday trying to establish the value of jewellery stolen in a smash and grab raid from one of Britain’s most prestigious shopping arcades.

AFRICAN Diamonds – the Irish-headquartered precious stone mining company – is set to generate annual revenues of around $80 million (€60m) from upping its stake in the high potential AK6 diamond mine in Botswana.

AFRICAN Diamonds – the Dublin-headquartered mining company – has reported pre-tax losses of £205,000 (€230,000) for the first half of its current financial year.

FINANCE Minister Brian Lenihan said Rabobank/ACC Bank’s actions in forcing Liam Carroll and John Fleming to seek court protection by resorting to examinerships for their companies with borrowings of more than €1 billion each, has highlighted the need for the establishment of the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA).

THIS country’s lack of competitiveness was yesterday blamed for another huge jobs loss when international diamond giant Element Six (E6) announced the lay off of 370 workers at Shannon, claiming its Irish operation was the most expensive in the world.

WORKERS at Element Six said they were particularly “gutted” by the redundancy package being offered by the company.

The diamond manufacturer Element Six has announced plans to lay off 370 workers at its facility in the Shannon Industrial Estate.

Up to 150 jobs are believed to be at risk at the Element Six facility in the Shannon Industrial Estate.

PRIVATE sector job numbers plunged further yesterday with 150 immediate redundancies announced at one of the first multinationals to set up in this country.

A company that manufactures industrial diamonds has announced plans to lay off 150 workers in Co Clare.

AFRICAN DIAMONDS, the Irish AIM and Botswana-listed diamond explorer, has received a letter from the Botswana Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources stating that the negotiation period for the AK6 mining licence terms and conditions has been extended until the September 30, 2008.

Strong gains in the mining sector helped the London market regain its poise today after yesterday’s heavy losses.

Diamond producer De Beers said today more demand for bigger stones from booming China and India would help offset US sales woes this year.

London’s FTSE 100 Index was on the front foot today as traders dusted themselves down after yesterday’s heavy fall.

LEADING employers in the mid-west yesterday warned how the loss of the Heathrow service to Shannon will threaten job prospects throughout the region.

Critics of diamond giant De Beers have urged Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio to add his support to their "diamond boycott" appeal.

De Beers have bought 1,223,293 ordinary shares in African Diamonds.

Ascot Gold Cup winner Yeats has been handed top weight of approximately 9st 4lb for the Emirates Melbourne Cup on November 7.

A Co Clare firm that manufactures diamond materials for the tool industry is to lay off up to 75 workers, it confirmed tonight.

DIAMONDS worth an estimated €730,000 have been stolen from two of the world’s premier jewellery firms in brazen robberies in London.

JOHN TEELING’S African Diamonds has reported losses of £261,000 (€385,000) for the six months to June 2005, up from £222,000 in the same period last year.

Ascot are confident that De Beers will continue sponsoring the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes, despite newspaper reports that their support could come to an end.

Lindsay Lohan avoided confrontation the other night at a jewellery launch, after dozens of protesters turned up to rail against company De Beers supposed mining policy.

Shares in African Diamonds fell 7% on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) after the company released its interim results for the six months to December.

The prospect of another interest rate rise next month failed to keep investors away from the London market today.

Strong demand for diamonds helped precious stones group De Beers carve out a 2.2% increase in half-year sales to $2.98bn (€2.4bn), it said today.

Exploration company African Diamonds said its joint venture in Botswana with South African diamond giant De Beers had made “significant progress”.

Firestone Diamonds today announced it has entered into a joint venture with De Beers over the company's Mopipi exploration project in Botswana.

JOHN TEELING’S African Diamonds has linked up with De Beers, the South African group that controls 60% of the diamond market, to explore Botswana for the gems.

African Diamonds and De Beers said they are setting up a joint venture to explore for diamonds and develop new mines in Botswana.

Rodeo Drive was not quite down and out, but owners of chic stores along the glitzy Beverly Hills thoroughfare were worried that it was losing its lustre.

De Beers, the world renowned diamond company, is to start cutting jobs as South Africa's strong rand continued to hit its US dollar-based revenues.

A £4bn (€5.83bn) lawsuit has been filed against the mining and diamond giants Anglo American and De Beers by former workers in South Africa who say the companies treated them like slaves under the former racist apartheid regime.

A touch of Oscars glamour was coming to the Baftas tonight – in the form of Britain’s most exclusive showroom.