A swimming instructor has become the first person to complete the gruelling open water swim from Ballycotton to Ardmore on the south east coast.

Dublin hotel rooms had the second highest growth in revenue per available room in a survey of 19 European cities last year, according to PwC.

GROWTH will return to the economy next year but Ireland will be one of the last European countries to recover from the recession.

The grief-stricken relatives of an Irish couple killed in a car crash in America were tonight making plans to bring their bodies home.

IRELAND’S deep-rooted traditional newspaper following means consumers will continue to place a “significant value” on commentary and opinion provided in print.