What did the recent awards events tell us asks John Fogarty

September is long gone now. The last strains of ‘The West’s Awake’ have petered out on the cold winter winds as a New Year clears its throat but still the hurlers from Galway continue to rack up the prizes.

Dutch technology and health equipment giant Philips has said surging sales in China helped lift its profit by 12% in the third quarter of the year.

A spectacular light show has illuminated Cork as Páirc Uí Chaoimh's new floodlights were put through their paces, writes Stephen Barry

Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium manager Bob Ryan says the venue is dealing with the “snags to be expected on a project of this size” but says the stadium will be open for the business end of the local club championships.

Philips said it expects sales growth to accelerate over the remainder of the year after US orders jumped 9% in the second quarter.

Last summer in Lefkada, I took a photograph of a pair of window shutters; double-panel, hardwood, painted palest sunbleached olive.

UCC alumni based in Silicon Valley are primed to help attract some of the best tech companies to Cork, according to the new president of the university.

Virtual reality will be one of the big talking points at the GamerCon event in Dublin. Ronan Jennings looks at how the technology has evolved through the years.

There is so much to choose from in the beauty aisles this February 14, Katie Wright rounds up the best pressies.

Kya deLongchamps doesn’t want to depend on ‘the internet of things’ but has sound advice if you want an automatic home you can communicate with remotely. 

Philips shares slumped the most in eight months on prospects the Dutch manufacturer will sell its lighting division through an initial public offering, earning less than a private sale, which has so far been unsuccessful. 

Vimeo was never going to be another YouTube, with the streaming video site more focussed on creative sorts than viral video breakouts.

As the island of Ireland prepares to field two teams at this year's Euro2016 Championships, Brendan O'Brien, suggests the next six months could say much about how we see ourselves, both north and south.

Martin O’Neill believes Roy Keane is prime club manager material again after two years as his assistant, but the Republic of Ireland manager is also of the view that the Manchester United legend is in “no mad rush” to swap his national role for a day-to-day brief in the UK.

As it gets harder to tear our eyes away from smartphones, televisions, tablets or computers, concerns are growing over a blue light emitted by their screens, blamed for harming the retina and causing interrupted sleep.

Remember AmbiLight? Those Philips TVs which included lights at the edge of the screen that splashed colors around to give the picture some presence in your room? Well the tech is back, and this time its called AmbiLux.

Samsung has unveiled a new line of smart products that will enable people to control and monitor their homes remotely.

Intel hailed a “once-in-a- decade moment” as it showed off the sixth generation of its signature Core processors, as well as a next-generation selfie stick.

I am the same person on radio as off. I wanted to be a musician ever since I was a child. I was really into heavy metal. That’s what I grew up with.

WE’RE coming up to our fifth anniversary. It’s been tough, but, looking back, I think we can both say it was worth it. Obviously, you give up a lot, but if you work hard at it, you can make your new life. Next month will mark five years without a television.

A disgraced garda and former GAA star has been fined €2,000 but was spared jail for defrauding a bank out of €450 in an ATM scam.

Get a taste of some of the interesting and quirky happenings in Europe from our Europe correspondent, Ann Cahill.

A cat was shot with a screw in the latest sickening attack on animals in the Cavan area.

Kya deLongchamps takes a fascinating look at the history of early 20th century tin-plate toys.

Dutch technology company Philips says it has struck a deal with music company Gibson Brands of the US to sell its audiovisual equipment business for $135m.

Kya deLongchamps puts four leading examples of desktop lamps under the spotlight.

A Galway-based medical devices company that allows patients breathe in their medicines has agreed a “significant” licensing agreement with healthcare giant Philips.

The Minister of State for Tourism and Sport confirmed €2 million of the monies cut from the sports budget earlier this year has been returned to the sector for use at grass roots and elite levels.

Pic 1: Anything that’s good enough for a gang of world leaders is good enough for Wishlist.

Practical mixes with beautiful this week as Esther N McCarthy runs in tune with the seasons and starts getting organised for autumn’s embrace.

Gadget fans are gearing up for a second day of exciting product launches in Berlin today.

The ghd eclipse, €240, is the mother of all flat-irons.

Royal Philips NV, the maker of lights, home appliances and healthcare equipment, has reported lower first-quarter earnings due to weak sales and one-time gains compared with the same period a year ago.

We all want pearly whites. Rachel Marie Walsh reveals how to keep your teeth healthy and clean, and a simple trick to help avoid staining your teeth after drinking wine

Riding the wave of gadget goodness from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Samsung released a pretty impressive set of fourth quarter earnings estimates, including a record high profit.

Royal Philips Electronics and LG Electronics are among companies fined a record €1.47bn by EU anti-trust regulators over price-fixing agreements of now-obsolete cathode-ray tubes used in televisions and computer monitors.

Seven companies have been fined almost €1.5bn by the EU for rigging the market in television and computer monitor tubes for a decade ending in 2006.

London's leading shares index closed in the red today after machinery firm Caterpillar and toys giant Hasbro offered more gloom from the US reporting season.

Dutch lighting and consumer electronics firm Royal Philips Electronics said today that its earnings more than doubled in the third quarter, thanks to modest growth in all its business lines – and the disposal of its loss-making television business.

Royal Philips Electronics, the largest maker of lights, today announced plans to cut 2,200 jobs by 2014 to save €300m.

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