One of Rosanna Davison’s three wedding bashes in summer 2014 contributed to the luxury five-star Powerscourt hotel and spa at Enniskerry, Co Wicklow, recording earnings of €700,000 last year.

Brehon Capital Partners and Midwest Holding have agreed a deal to buy the four-star Killashee House Hotel in Kildare for €13m. 

The IFA has warned Eirgrid’s plans for a €500m power line connecting Cork, Kildare and Wexford will cause significant disturbance for many landowners and stressed the company must engage fully with people along the route to avoid protests.

Esat BT today announced that thousands of employees and visitors to Ireland's National Digital Park in Citywest, Co Dublin will be able to surf the web wirelessly using BT Openzone.