THE hit reality TV show The Apprentice returns to TV3 next Monday night with 16 contestants battling over 12 weeks to go into partnership with businessman Bill Cullen.

ONE of Cork’s best known restaurateurs is to appear on the TV3 hit show The Apprentice in the autumn.

SOME of the country’s top chefs will serve up their signature dishes on the banks of the Lee next month as the southern capital celebrates its renowned food culture.

Oil giant BP is facing a wave of protests as it holds its annual general meeting in London days before the first anniversary of the Gulf of Mexico disaster.

THE world’s biggest cruise ship – boasting its own open air park and amphitheatre – was officially unveiled yesterday.

ONE village in Cork was so badly hit by severe flooding in October 2004 and a number of houses so badly affected that their owners were forced to move out for up to six months.

Oil giant BP today warned its shareholders that the company faced a year of volatility and uncertainty due to global economic and political turbulence.