The town of Newry is reeling, after the death of one of the North's wealthiest businessmen.

One of the people killed when a helicopter crashed in thick fog in the UK was Northern Irish businessman Eddie Haughey, according to reports.

Animal Health Ireland warns liver fluke and rumen fluke will be an important issue this autumn and winter because of the very wet summer and widespread flooding.

Dermot Desmond heads the list of Irish property investors with a personal fortune estimated at €1.7bn, according to trade magazine Estates Gazette’s rich list.

LESS than a day in the job as Tipperary hurling manager, Declan Ryan is been kept on his toes.

AFTER a wet 2009, cows but no rain are on offer next Saturday at the National Dairy Show. The event is completely under cover in the Green Glens Arena at Millstreet, and offers an enjoyable day out for all the family, whatever the weather.

The dissident republican terrorists suspected of planting a bomb at the home of millionaire tycoon Lord Ballyedmond near the Irish border in Co Louth were today branded cowards by a Northern Ireland Office Minister.

Gardaí in Co Louth are investigating the discovery of an unexploded bomb at a construction site near the border yesterday afternoon.

A court in the US has found trade secrets were stolen from Norbrook Laboratories, a Northern Ireland pharmaceutical group by a US competitor.