HOTELIER Jim Mansfield has been ordered to repay €214 million to Bank of Scotland.

HOTELIER Jim Mansfield is opposing Bank of Scotland’s claim for summary judgment orders for €206m against him on grounds including that the bank’s failure to honour an alleged agreement to loan more money to complete the Citywest convention centre lead to the collapse of the Mansfield group.

A MAJOR ferry operator is pulling its fast service between Ireland and Britain next month.

A major ferry operator is pulling its fast service between Ireland and Britain next month.

Seven-night western Mediterranean fly/cruise

A RECEIVER has been appointed to the company that owns the popular Citywest hotel in Dublin.

One of the country’s largest hotel complexes was tonight taken into receivership.

“IT’S mad busy,” says Margaret Hegarty, spokes-person for Fastnet Line, which runs the Cork to Swansea ferry service.

A UNIQUE 19th century map showing the rich history of one of Cork city’s newest shopping precincts was unveiled yesterday.

An action by the owners of Dublin's O2 venue aimed at preventing the Convention Centre at the Citywest Hotel complex from hosting the 'Disney on Ice' show has commenced before the High Court.

Almost 200 passengers and crew remained stranded on board a ferry today after a lorry broke free and burst through the ship's rear door.

Employers have been told by the Minister for Labour Affairs Billy Kelleher not to cut back on safety to achieve cost savings in the current economic slowdown.

FLOOD waters around the country are expected to recede today as weather forecasters predict better weather for the remainder of the week after another day of intense rainfall that left many homes suffering millions of euro in flood damage.

LOSSES of more than €1 million were suffered by one of the country’s biggest hotels in 2007 as a result of its venture into hosting entertainment events including Lord of the Dance and Paul Brady and Bonnie Tyler concerts.

BUSINESSMAN Jim Mansfield has started a fresh legal action to overturn a decision by An Bord Pleanála to refuse him planning permission for a controversial conference centre at his Citywest hotel and golf complex in Dublin.

BUSINESSMAN Jim Mansfield has expressed “extreme disappointment” at a decision by An Bord Pleanála to block his plans to build a €50m conference centre at his Citywest hotel and golf complex near Saggart, Co Dublin.

MILLIONAIRE businessman and leading Fianna Fáil supporter, Jim Mansfield, has admitted he was “technically wrong” to begin construction work on a €50m conference centre at his Citywest hotel and golf complex in south-west Dublin without fully-authorised planning permission.

MILLIONAIRE businessman and leading Fianna Fáil supporter Jim Mansfield looks set for another major confrontation with the planning authorities over his plans to build a €50 million conference centre as part of his Citywest complex in south-west Dublin.

Plans are underway to cut ferry crossing times between Northern Ireland and Scotland by 30%.

A new 44,000-tonne superferry will begin sailings on the Holyhead to Dublin crossing next summer, it was announced today.