The head of Ireland’s Rugby World Cup bid team believes they have already secured over 40% of the votes available in the race to secure the 2023 tournament.

45 jobs have been lost at Kerry technology company Altobridge which has ceased trading.

Spring starts early in the beauty world and with it comes gorgeous new makeup launches in time for Valentine’s Day.

The ace base

THE Irish people did not so much speak at the ballot box last week as scream their disapproval of the current government, and this was especially apparent around the capital.

A SPLENDID four-year-old gelding, Woodfield Indy, won the ridden hunter championship at the 92nd Dungarvan Show for Rosemary Connors, Woodstown, Co Waterford.

Ante-post favourite Bukit Tinggi is among a maximum field of 20 declared for the John Smith’s Northumberland Plate at Newcastle on Saturday.

THE progressive Chomba Womba dug deep to land the Dawn Omega EBF Mares Novice Hurdle at Limerick yesterday.

THOSE of us who were fans of the hit US political drama The West Wing are suffering withdrawal symptoms.

The decision by shipping giant P&O to close its Rosslare-Cherbourg route has seriously damaged efforts to develop Ireland’s Europort, it was claimed tonight.

Luxury goods group Waterford Wedgwood today issued a profits warning after feeling the pressure from tough trading conditions in Germany.

Waterford Wedgwood announced today it is to sell its US-based cookware subsidiary All-Clad for $250m (€203m).

BROADSTONE ROAD gave Craughwell, Co Galway, trainer Paul Gilligan his biggest ever success when landing the Dawn Milk Handicap Chase at the concluding stage of a hugely successful Listowel Festival yesterday.