The European Commission is still assessing Ireland’s response to the flawed tendering process for the country’s €27m postcode system, despite submissions from the Department of Communication to an Oireachtas committee that suggested the matter had been concluded.

There has been a “disturbing” rise in the number of students who report being cyberbullied.

Hacking group Anonymous are believed to have been behind a cyber attack which shut down the justice and finance department’s websites in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Telecoms billionaire Denis O'Brien has launched a personal attack against the top judge who found a Government Minister gave him a leg up on to the stage of the global super rich.

THE Irish Rugby Football Union has attacked plans by Communications Minister, Éamon Ryan which would require Six Nations and Heineken Cup matches involving Irish teams to be shown on free-to-air TV channels.

THE Government was yesterday accused of wasting taxpayers’ money on elaborate computer systems that over-ran projected costs and which did not perform to the required standard.

THE former Marine Minister Frank Fahey yesterday launched a blistering attack on Department of Communication and Marine officials for their handling of four controversial marina projects.

The Department of Communication has reportedly sanctioned a TV licence fee increase to take effect on January 1.

THE expert project group that selected Esat Digifone to run the country’s second mobile telephone licence played down the financial status of Denis O’Brien’s Communicorp group, the Moriarty Tribunal heard yesterday.