Pre-tax profits at a Cork firm that specialises in dealing with chemical waste more than doubled to €2.4m in 2010.

A South Dublin couple who lost their High Court claim that they were exposed to very serious and aggravating noise from the LUAS, which runs close to their home will have to pay some of the Attorney General's legal costs.

A couple who claimed they were exposed to very serious and aggravating noise on a daily basis from the LUAS, which runs close to their home South Dublin home, have their lost the High Court action.

A south Dublin couple whose home is close to Luas green line have claimed before the High Court that they have been exposed to a very serious and aggravating noise nuisance on daily basis since the light rail network went operational four years ago.