Superstar golfer Rory McIlroy is facing his biggest challenge to date — but in the courts, not on the course.

Former world number one Rory McIlroy has confirmed he has left Horizon Sports Management to create his own management group.

Malting barley premiums continue to soar to record highs in Europe, as the cold weather ensures cereal output remains low.

Retail Ireland has told a Dáil committee that full implementation of recommendations it recently made about tackling the black market economy could save the exchequer about €400m to €500m annually, and help create “tens of thousands of jobs” in retail.

Group revenue at Irish building materials giant, Grafton was up by 5.3% on a year-on-year basis in the first four months of this year, but further declines have been seen in its operations here.

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A new confidential online whistleblower service has been launched in Ireland.

Grafton Group has announced a slight increase in turnover for the 10 months to 31 October 2011, when compared to the same period last year.

SHARES in builders’ merchanting group Grafton dropped by nearly 8.7% yesterday on the back of the company saying that recovery in its key markets remains slow.

Grafton Group plc have announced that turnover for the six months ended June 30, 2011, was around €997m, compared to €979m in the first half of 2010.

GRAFTON Group saw its revenues increase by 4%, year-on-year, during the first four months of this year.

FURTHER job losses are expected in the Irish operations of building materials group SIG due to the economic downturn.

Bathroom products company Qualceram Shires PLC have announced a downturn in profits for the first six months of this year.

NEW security systems have been put in place in Irish ports to deal with possible terrorist threats in a multi-million euro initiative.

BETWEEN €5 million and €10m will be spent over the next six months to put in place a national security system at Irish ports to counter terrorist threats.

HEITON GROUP are expected to report record sales of close to €423m when it unveils its results for the year-ending April 30, 2002, on Thursday.