Referring to oil exploration off the south-east coast, the following are quotations from articles published in the recent past:

The following are quotations from articles published in the recent past: “Deep Kinsale could contain 2.3bn barrels of oil. Fastnet Oil says independent assessment established presence of significant potential”.

THE new owner of Blarney Golf Resort, Tommy O’Gorman, hopes to buy several other Irish hotels, if they offer similar good value and prospects.

It has to be the Gift of the Grab — Blarney’s Golf Resort and hotel has been bought, sight unseen, just two days after its new owner first heard of its impending sale.

Dublin-based explorer Fastnet Oil & Gas has said that interest in its Celtic Sea assets has swelled since the second half of last year, with a number of sizeable international players considering a farm-in investment.