An Bord Pleanála has given the go-ahead for a new €6m wind farm in west Clare.

A large number of Irish firms will be liable for multi-million euro penalties if they fail to comply within 21 months with new EU-wide cyber security rules due to come into effect next month.

North Korea has executed its defence chief by putting him in front of an anti-aircraft gun at a firing range, the latest in a series of high-level purges since Kim Jong-un took charge.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s uncle, seen as his nephew’s political regent and one of the most powerful men in the country, has apparently been ousted and several associates executed, South Korea’s spy agency said.

One of the Norwegian exploration prospects in which Irish-founded company, Tullow Oil, has a significant interest, has been partially abandoned after its chief operator found no evidence of hydrocarbons from exploratory drilling.

North Korea has tightened internal security and put troops on alert since the announcement of leader Kim Jong Il’s death, South Korean intelligence indicated today.

THE Ardpatrick and Kilfinane coursing meeting has been postponed by one day to this Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

SOUTH Korean intelligence officials believe North Korea or pro-Pyongyang forces committed cyber attacks that paralysed major South Korean and US government websites, aides to two lawmakers said yesterday.

North Korea was today blamed for sophisticated cyber attacks that paralysed major US government websites.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il’s health appears to have improved, according to South Korea’s spy chief.

CNG TRAVEL yesterday blamed a pick-up in global economic conditions for a squeeze on margins that will hurt full-year revenues and cause the Kerry travel software group to miss market forecasts.