No insurer can be expected to accommodate a family indefinitely in “extraordinarily expensive” accommodation in Dublin’s five-star Four Seasons Hotel until their flood-damaged home is repaired, a High Court judge has said.

A High Court judge has urged a Dublin family to "behave sensibly" in their battle with insurance giant Axa over water damage to their home in Sandymount.

A €800,000 settlement of a court action by a mother-of-two against insurance giant Axa over water damage to her South Dublin home broke down at the last minute yesterday.

A widowed mother of two alleged to be “destitute” and “homeless” after her south Dublin home was flooded has been offered over €800,000 towards repairs along with her chosen alternative accommodation in an apartment in the five-star Four Seasons Hotel.

The ability of newspapers to act as an appealing and intellectually engaging medium for advertising was highlighted at an awards ceremony in Dublin last night.

A BUYER for Dublin’s Four Seasons Hotel is expected to be found before the end of the year, according to the Irish office of international real estate specialists CB Richard Ellis which is in charge of the sale process.

Thailand’s prime minister today promised an independent probe into “all events” surrounding anti-government protests, and called for reconciliation to heal deep political divisions that led to widespread violence and 83 deaths in two months.

Thousands of anti-government demonstrators broke through police and military lines today to flood the streets around Bangkok’s business district and other areas of Thailand’s capital.

London: Heron International, the company run by property entrepreneur Gerald Ronson, plans to build a 43-storey tower that includes a Four Seasons Hotel in the City of London financial district for more than £500 million pounds (€551.2m).

IN RECENT years I have become increasingly fascinated by the Muslim culture and am eager to learn more about the way of life and of course the food. I have enjoyed delicious Syrian and Lebanese food in several London restaurants, most notably Le Mignon in Delancey Street and Yalla Yalla Restaurant just off Brewer Street in Soho.

Stephen Gately’s grief-stricken bandmates tonight bore the coffin of their friend during an emotional homecoming to his working-class roots.

KERRY tourism got a welcome boost when the Kingdom emerged as a major global hotspot for hidden getaway holidays.

Diners at the Four Seasons in Dublin will be digging into their food by candlelight tomorrow night as the hotel’s restaurant switches off its lights for a major global environmental campaign.

Jessica Simpson and John Mayer were spotted at the posh Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on Monday night, just weeks after their brief relationship reportedly ended.

THE Four Seasons Hotel in Milan, which is owned by Irish investors, has been sold for around €200 million.

The 2004 Hennessy New Irish Writer Award, in association with The Sunday Tribune and Four Seasons Hotel Dublin, was presented this evening to Newbridge teacher Terry Donnelly for his First Fiction short story 'Singing Dumb'.

THE ESB is to change the format of its bi-monthly bills in advance of the full opening of the electricity market next year.

THE energy regulator Tom Reeves has selected two preferred bidders for contracts to build two new independent power generation plants.