Rose Martin reports on the smoky coal ban and Dermot Bannon’s new TV show.

One in four shoppers intends splashing out on a big ticket item in the next 12 months in what could provide a welcome boost for retailers.

THIS referendum debate can be reduced to competing emotions and a few heads shouting ‘Look at me!”.

IRISH public support for US foreign policy has dropped sharply since the days after the September 11 attacks, an opinion poll shows.