Jamie Heaslip has been chosen as captain by Ireland coach Joe Schmidt for this weekend’s first November international against Samoa at the Aviva Stadium.

New Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has already transferred his taskmaster management style to the international arena, Eoin Reddan believes.

New Ireland rugby head coach Joe Schmidt has enjoyed getting settled into his new role and is relishing his first set of test games this autumn.

Bank of Ireland has been successful in its negotiations with the European Commission to hold on to New Ireland Assurance, although it has to sell business units as part of the agreement, including exiting ICS.

Lions squad. New Ireland coach. New Leinster coach. Amlin final.

New Ireland captain Jamie Heaslip has braced his team-mates for a bruising collision with South Africa at Aviva Stadium tomorrow.

It is believed that Bank of Ireland is in talks with the European Commission about retaining New Ireland Assurance, but no decision has been made on its future.

Clients of Ireland’s oldest stockbroking firm, Bloxham, have become customers of Davy Stockbrokers with immediate effect after the Central bank ordered Bloxham to cease trading.

Quitting cigarettes could result in savings of as much as €9,000 on life insurance, according to a price comparison survey by the National Consumer Agency.

THERE’S nothing like an election to bring out people screaming about the past and warning others not to forget it.

Bank Of Ireland has announced it is to sell its asset management, ICS building society and New Ireland Life Assurance divisions under agreement with the EUropean Commission.

Coach Brian McLaughlin has gone with a 26-man Ulster Squad to prepare for their Magner's clash with reigning league champions Munster at Thomond Park on Saturday (kick-off 5pm).

A CHAT with Jamie Heaslip is rewarding for all sorts of reasons, not all of them directly related to the next game, or even the last one.

New Ireland coach Declan Kidney has named a 45-man squad for next week’s four-day camp in Cork.

New Ireland Coach Declan Kidney and Ireland Manager Paul McNaughton will travel to New Zealand and Australia to watch Ireland play during their two-match summer tour.

IRISH pension funds are experiencing mixed fortunes this year with most making up February’s losses in March, to deliver average growth of just 1.2% over the first three months of the year.

THERE was an average rise of 0.2% in Irish Pension Managed Funds in June, according to figures released yesterday by Mercer Investment Consulting.

New Ireland manager Stephen Staunton will announce his first squad next Thursday.

WOMEN may be living longer than men but according to the latest research they are putting less away for retirement.

THE plunge in Elan’s share price has wiped €400 million off the value of Irish pension funds in the first quarter.

BUILDING society EBS scooped the best mortgage provider title at the 12th annual MoneyMate and Investor Magazine awards ceremony, which took place in Dublin yesterday.

CRITICAL illness insurance payouts have doubled in four years.

The New Ireland Life Assurance firm has claimed Irish people do not make enough provision for their financial security in the event of an illness.

New Ireland Assurance has won two of the four fund categories in this year's MoneyMate Investment Awards.

Irish Life Investment Managers topped a survey of Irish pension fund investment managers in 2003.

TWO-THIRDS of claimants under critical illness policies last year were under the age of 50, assurance company New Ireland said yesterday.

STRONG demand from a risk-averse public has prompted New Ireland to issue its seventh tracker bond in 2002.

Roy Keane tonight confirmed he will pay a record £150,000 (€235,000) fine and serve a five-match domestic ban after deciding not to appeal after the Football Association found him guilty on two counts of bringing the game into disrepute last month.

New Ireland captain Seamus Moynihan has admitted he's got some giant boots to fill as he leads the Irish squad in the International Rules series this October.

The British Government must ask itself if it is giving ‘‘false hope’’ to unionists in Northern Ireland by maintaining its presence there, a leading Sinn Fein figure argued tonight.

New Ireland coach Eddie O’Sullivan tonight paid tribute to his predecessor Warren Gatland for his efforts in raising the fortunes of the national team.