Independent TD Clare Daly has said that the Government's position that her abortion bill is unconstitutional is a "cop out".

The Government has refused to comment on the effect that the withdrawal of Tenaga Nasional will have on the bidding process for the sale of Bord Gáis.

A group of more than 80 investors have found themselves owing almost €18m to Bank of Scotland after signing over power of attorney to an accountant for an investment project.

Teaching jobs at some Post-Leaving Cert colleges are to be reclassified so that non-registered teachers can keep their jobs.

With the State poised to re-access the bond markets, the economy has slid back into recession just as we thought we were beginning to find a way out of the crisis, writes Dara Doyle

The Irish pro-life movement has gone global with a professional and sophisticated campaign, but will those involved adopt the heavy-handed tactics of their counterparts in the US, asks John Hearne

Students from disadvantaged communities will be left with the choice of emigration or the dole instead of increased job prospects because of a €12m budget cut, opposition parties have warned Education Minister Ruairi Quinn.

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has said cuts to further education teacher numbers will not be reversed, despite the loss of course choices for thousands of students.

Glanbia dairy farmers took one step closer to securing a €163m windfall after 81.8% of voters accepted to spin out and sell shares, but another crucial vote remains before the co-op shareholders can cash in.

Farmers had different reasons for being in favour of a yes vote at the Glanbia vote in Gowran Park, Co Kilkenny, but for Kieran McEvoy from Co Laois it was the chance to return to dairy farming.

Shareholders in Glanbia Co-op opted for a new era in milk processing when they voted by 70.8% to 29.2% in favour of creating a joint venture dairy operations with Glanbia PLC which will see individual co-op members get their hands on a share-out of €160m on PLC shares.

Farmer groups have unanimously welcomed the vote by Glanbia Co-op members to approve the Plc’s joint venture proposal, and have instantly called upon the board to now honour its promise of a stronger milk price for suppliers.

Members of Glanbia Co-op are already starting to focus on how they will manage their evolved milk processing responsibilities after their massive vote in favour of the Plc’s joint venture proposal.

Members of Glanbia Co-op are debating the pros and cons of a joint venture proposal which could see them acquire a 60% stake in Dairy Ingredients Ireland, the Glanbia group’s Irish dairy processing business.

Dairy and food ingredients group Glanbia has been granted planning permission for a €200m milk processing plant at Belview Port in south Kilkenny, which is expected to employ 400 people during construction and more than 100 full-time staff upon completion.

Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Britain’s biggest taxpayer-owned lender, is being investigated by the Federal Reserve and Justice Department for potentially violating sanctions against Iran.

A3 shareholders don’t have any Glanbia Co-op voting rights.

Domino’s Pizza UK & Ireland Plc touched a nine-month high in London yesterday after Canaccord said the pizza delivery company will benefit from poor weather and the Euro 2012 soccer championship.

Dairygold and Glanbia are unlikely to enter into any joint milk processing arrangement and have not met to discuss the matter since the end of last year.

MEMBERS of Kerry Co-op have approved a change in shareholder regulations which is now likely to lead to the transfer of 25% of their shareholding to Kerry Group PLC.

GLANBIA, the international nutritionals-to-cheese group, said the growth of 2010 has been sustained into this year and it is sticking to its earlier adjusted earnings per share forecast of 11%-13% for the year on a constant currency basis.

Increased productivity despite major job losses makes Teagasc a standard bearer for the Government’s bid to reform the public sector, reports Stephen Cadogan.

GLANBIA plc group managing director, John Moloney, expressed disappointment at the rejection by farmers of the €343 million asset sell-off proposal.

Glanbia members today voted down a proposal to acquire the multinational food group's Irish Dairy and Agri businesses and turn it into a farmer-owned co-operative.

FARMER shareholders of Glanbia Co-op will vote today on the proposed €340 million buyout of the Irish dairy business from the Plc in which it holds over 54% of the equity.

NEXT month the farmer owners of Glanbia Co-op will vote at two separate meetings on the proposed buy out of the Irish dairy and agri businesses currently owned by the Plc.

GLANBIA Co-op is expected to announce details of a possible €400 million offer for the Irish business of Glanbia Plc next Tuesday.

GLANBIA Co-op could offer to pay a net figure of up to €350 million to buy the Irish assets of Glanbia Plc.

EUTHANASIA advocate, Dr Philip Nitschke, who will hold a workshop in Dublin this week said there was already enough Irish interest in his DIY death techniques to make his visit worthwhile.

Birmingham chief executive Karren Brady and PLC chairman David Sullivan will leave the club if Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung completes his takeover of the club.

Fine Gael is calling on the Government to reconsider its decision to limit the numbers of places available in Post Leaving Certificate courses.

ISLAND OIL & GAS PLC appointed Carl Kindinger as the Irish natural-gas producer’s chief financial officer.

THE Sheffield half-marathon, a 13-mile test of physical and mental strength which yesterday snaked it way past Bramall Lane, provided the perfect metaphor to sum up the contrasting ways these two sides are ending the season.

KERRY CO-OP shareholders in south Munster are in line for a €200m plus windfall in the coming months.

Elan Corporation, plc today announced its full-year and fourth quarter 2006 financial results and provided guidance for its financial outlook for 2007.

MANCHESTER United fans’ groups have called on departing directors Nick Humby and Andy Anson to “come clean” about life at Old Trafford under new owner Malcolm Glazer.

Several foreign oil workers have been kidnapped in Nigeria, security officials said.

A LEADING anti-abortion group has called on the Government to provide greater legal protection for human embryos in the face of growing pressure for their use in stem cell research.

Following Tullow Oil’s announcement made yesterday that David Williams has been appointed a non-executive director, the company has made the necessary declarations to the stock exchange.

STAFF at a Cork hospital are celebrating a special award for establishing a clinic which rapidly diagnoses and treats potentially malignant skin cancer.

Malcolm Glazer’s new "chief of staff" will play no role in negotiating Manchester United’s new shirt sponsorship deal.