The ISEQ index of Irish shares began the week strongly, rising 43.15 points to 2,462.65 by 11.30am this morning.

West Cork man Greg Coughlan has made his mark as one of the country’s leading developers as chief of Howard Holdings with major projects at home and abroad, reports Kyran Fitzgerald.

Kingspan PLC, the building products manufacturer, has released results for year ended December 31, 2003.