A warning over rising packaging costs cast a shadow today over healthy sales figures from Tesco milk supplier Robert Wiseman Dairies.

THERE was some competitive fare on offer at the first session of the two-day Kinsale point-to-point meeting at Fort Arthur yesterday and Claras Chesnut really brought the meeting to life for many by making every post a winning one in the featured four-mile open.

A Chicago development group is suing US heiress Nicky Hilton for breach of contract over a delayed hotel renovation project.

The FTSE 100 Index ended today below the key 4900 barrier as gloom in London persisted despite upbeat trading on Wall Street.

Tommy Barker

MUSGRAVE has made the list of the world’s largest private companies, the only Irish firm do so.

Two men have been arrested by police investigating the murder of solicitor Rosemary Nelson, police said.