Despite seeing ‘Red Dirt’ rejected by 14 publishers, EM Reapy stuck with the writing and it’s finally paid off, as her debut novel garners the plaudits. She talks to Sue Leonard.

TIGER Milk is made by mixing cheap Mariacron brandy and maracuja juice with milk from the school cafeteria in a wide-mouthed container of chocolate Müller milk. 

Edited by Otto Penzler

This starts off as a simple whodunit: New York risk assessor, Ray Campbell, learns that a man he once knew in the fictional African country of Lubanda has been found dead outside a New York hotel.

Zeus Packaging has acquired specialist product supplier, Russell Will for approximately €3m, in a deal which will directly boost the Dublin-headquartered group’s revenues by €7m and further diversify its product offering.

THE closure of 13 businesses in Clare’s county town, in addition to 70 vacant units, has led to a new Ennis initiative to help it “trade out of the recession”.

SEVENTY-five jobs are to be created at a medical devices firm in Donegal.

A total of 75 new jobs are being announced for Co Donegal today.

IRISH firm Zeus Packaging has increased its presence in the British market through the purchase of Stevenage-based packaging distribution company, All Purpose Packaging for €11 million.

ZEUS Packaging, the Irish-owned paper cup manufacturer, has bought rival firm Ashling Manufacturing for around €1 million.