Lorraine Higgins, CEO of Digital Business Ireland (DBI), says Irish SMEs need a Minister dedicated to support the nation's online export ambitions

Plans for a €150m extension at Liffey Valley shopping centre have been refused as it would worsen traffic congestion on Dublin’s M50.

The organiser of the first Irish staging of a contentious, US-themed child beauty pageant this weekend says she is baffled by the critics and stressed: “I really can’t understand what all the fuss is about.”

Well-known businessman Luke Moriarty, owner of the Dublin-based Moriarty Group, which comprises hotels, supermarkets, and property interests, has been named 2013 Kerry Person of the Year by the Kerry Association, in Dublin.

A company that owns a number of shops and hotels in Dublin and Kildare has announced plans to create 350 new jobs in the next five years.