Team Montenotte’s Croatian star Tomica Bacic has revealed how watching the Olympics reinvigorated her love for the game of basketball and inspired her to continue with her career.

If there was a choice between putting a child in a 'Romanian-style' orphanage, or placing them for adoption with a gay couple, in that case it would be preferable to allow the child to be adopted.

A senior theologian has said you cannot consider yourself a Catholic and be open to abortion.

JOE SWEENEY strengthened his stranglehold on the domestic cross-country scene when he produced another powerful front-running display to retain his Woodies DIY inter-counties title at Sligo Racecourse yesterday.

Almost half of Irish people believe that a fifth of priests are guilty of child abuse, a survey has revealed.

ALMOST half of Irish people believe that a fifth of priests are guilty of child abuse, a survey has revealed.

ANDREW LEDWITH turned in the finest performance of his career to date when he finished third in the NCAA championships at Indiana State University yesterday.

The Nivea For Men’s Superleague reaches a pivotal stage this weekend with the battle of the unbeaten sides, DART Killester and UCC Demons, squaring up in Clontarf, while Abrakebabra Tigers will be looking for some respite at home to Hoops.

The Nivea For Men’s SuperLeague resumes this weekend with in-from UCC Demons making the trip to the capital to face DCU Saints, while DART Killester host Limerick Lions hoping to maintain their fine start to the season.

The ISEQ index of Irish shares was up this morning, climbing 56.03 points to 4,457.04.

“DON’T write Derval O’Rourke off,” was the clear message from world renowned sports injury therapist, Gerard Hartmann, as the former world indoor hurdles champion packed her bags for the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Iona Technologies today announced that Chariot Solutions, a technology consulting firm specializing in Java and Open Source software development, has become a FUSE(TM) Partner.

GERMANY’S Software will not buy loss-making Irish software maker Iona Technologies, Software’s chief financial officer Arnd Zinnhardt told Reuters yesterday.

The ISEQ index of Irish shares recovered somewhat from an early battering, but still slumped by more than 2% by close of business today, down 138.71 to 5,967.16.

IONA TECHNOLOGIES rose as much as 12% in New York trading after a report that Software AG may make a bid valuing the Dublin-based company at more than $4 per American depositary receipt.

IONA TECHNOLOGIES PLC, the Irish maker of software that allows companies to integrate their computer networks, hired Lehman Brothers Inc to advise it on strategic alternatives for the business including a possible merger or sale.

Software company, Iona Technologies has confirmed that it has received a takeover offer.

IONA TECHNOLOGIES PLC rose the most in a week in Dublin trading on speculation the Irish maker of software to help companies integrate networks may be a takeover target.

Iona Technologies today announced preliminary results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007.

It was another horror day on the Irish Stock Exchange today, as the value of Irish shares plummeted by more than 2% by close of trade.

DAVID QUINN is a valuable and important social commentator, perhaps the leading Catholic commentator in Ireland. While I would find myself in disagreement with him, and with his perspective, more often than not, I have always had a lot of respect for the honesty and passion with which he presents his case.

There was a positive mood around the Irish Stock Exchange today as the ISEQ index gained 31.19 points to 9690.81 by 11.35am.

The Irish Stock Exchange recovered somewhat today after taking a hammering in recent sessions, closing up 70.55 points to 9452.37.

Iona Technologies, the Dublin-headquartered IT infrastructure solutions provider, has acquired the Californian-based company, LogicBlaze for an undisclosed sum in an all-cash deal.

The Iseq index enjoyed some modest growth by 11.15am this morning, edging up 12.73 points to 9418.76.

The ISEQ index finished down 43.51 points to 9357.47 by close of trading today.

The Dublin Stock Exchange had a comfortable start to the day with contributions from the financial and construction sectors.

John Conroy has retired from the board of directors of ISEQ-listed Iona Technologies.

IRISH athletes Rose Anne Galligan and Thomas Chamney were among the big guns in US college track and field when their names appeared in Trackwire.com’s Dandy Dozen rankings ahead of the indoor season.

The Irish Software Association (ISA) has today welcomed the Government’s re-affirmation of its commitment to the expansion of the Business Expansion Scheme (BES).

Rose Martin says Iona has three separate gardens in triangle with the stream running through the middle.

Irish shares were on the slide again this morning, with the construction sector again the main culprit.

A depressing 1.68% was wiped off the value of Irish shares as the ISEQ index plummeted 127.59 points to 7463.65 today.

The ISEQ fell 99.87 points to 7189.42 on the day that the European Central Bank raised interest rates by 0.25%.

BRUCE J RYAN has been added to the board of Iona Technologies and will serve as chairman of Iona’s audit committee.

IT solutions company Iona has announced first quarter revenues of $16.9m (€13.7m), amounting to a net loss of $600,000 (€486,000).

IONA Technologies’ shares jumped 11% yesterday after the software group released positive third-quarter figures.

IONA Technologies boss Peter Zotto says the group’s new software solution, Artix, will return the company to the success it enjoyed with CORBA, the package that launched it worldwide.

Brian O’Mahony, Chief Business Correspondent

ISEQ and Nasdaq-listed Iona Technologies today announced second-quarter revenues of $14m (€11.6m), down from $15.2m (€12.6m) in the same period last year.

The ISEQ has slipped in opening trading this morning, slipping 4.24 to 6,552.52 today.

SHARES in Iona Technologies slid 7% yesterday after the struggling software company issued a profit warning.

Iona Technologies has today announced the resignation of Dan Demmer, IONA’s chief financial officer.

STUDENT distance runner Mary Cullen continued her brilliant start to the outdoor track season at the weekend with a 5,000m victory at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia.