A High Court judge has approved a complex settlement of an action brought by Nama and others against Treasury Holdings’ co-founders Richard Barrett and John Ronan over a controversial €20m transaction involving the alleged transfer of shares out of the group at a significant undervalue.

THE economy may have technically emerged from recession but almost 445,000 people are now signing on the dole – the highest number in the history of the state.

THE recession officially ended at the start of the year, new figures have revealed.

UP to 100,000 jobs may be lost in construction over the next 12 months, pushing the total number of job losses in the sector to 300,000 in three years.