A printing company suing over the loss of a valuable contract to publish newspapers in the former TCH media group will have to put up security for costs — which could be as much as €3m — if its action is to go ahead, a judge has decided.

Corporate finance firm Key Capital and former Irish Daily Star managing editor Paul Cooke have agreed a deal to buy the Sunday Business Post.

A judge has been asked to order a printing company to provide €3m security for the legal costs of its action over the loss of a valuable multi-year agreement to publish several newspapers.

Singer Rihanna is suing over a California hillside home she claims has such serious structural defects that it is uninhabitable.

ITALIAN restaurant chain Carluccio’s has agreed to a £90.3 million (€109.7m) takeover by Middle Eastern retail giant Landmark Group.

Italian restaurant chain Carluccio’s has agreed to a €108m takeover by Middle Eastern retail giant Landmark Group, it was announced today.

Luxury shoe specialist Kurt Geiger has teamed up with a Middle East retailer to open a string of stores in the Gulf region, it was announced today.

SIMON HOLMES, golf coach to the stars, believes former client Seve Ballesteros will never again be a major force on the professional circuits of the world.

A LANDMARK ruling in the British House of Lords could have a damagingaffect on both the cashflow of small businesses in Ireland and their ability to secure bank loans.

SOME of world’s best hotels are located here, according to a newly published league table of Britain’s and Ireland’s top establishments.

A LANDMARK court case is being brought against low-cost airline Ryanair over charging 28 euro for the use of a wheelchair to a traveller suffering cerebral palsy and arthritis.