Senior management at the Irish Coast Guard has slated parts of the first draft of a report into the service which Transport Minister Leo Varadkar is using to push through major reforms and cost-cutting rationalisation, with the likely closure of Valentia and Malin Head stations.

THERE were a number of quarter acre sites sold in Broadale when the Maryborough Hill estate was first constructed by builders McInerneys. Now, 15 years later, a rare resale is offered at 4 The Heights – at a very attractive price.

BONNETS and hips, curtain swags and swagger — you can go one of several ways with the houses called Ashley.

Stocks in the United States finished a quiet session little changed today as investors’ anticipation of the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates muted their reaction to lower oil prices and a trio of acquisitions.

Trainer Declan Carroll and apprentice Neil Brown will tomorrow face the Jockey Club over the running and riding of Pearl Fisher at Wolverhampton last month.

WITH an air of expectancy, the Pirelli Irish Tarmac Championship season begins tomorrow with the First Choice Flooring Galway International Rally. Several top drivers are involved in some type of change, a factor that adds further intrigue to the first of the eight round series.

British marine engineer and shipping group James Fisher today said its expansion in marine services had pushed half-year profits ahead by 10% to £6.6m (€9.8m).