A ban on drilling for oil and gas in Irish waters would seriously hamper the chance to economically develop large parts of rural Ireland, an international business group has warned.

The ISPCA is expressing concern over figures released by the Irish Canine Breeders Association ahead of this week's vote on the Dog Breeding Bill in the Dáil.

NEW laws banning an accused person and their lawyers from court hearings into their detention “fly in the face of the Constitution” according to civil rights experts.