Northern Ireland's construction sector has been warned it faces serious damage from a hard post-Brexit border.

Britain is to increase a tax on buy-to-let and second homes to ease demand for those squeezed out by house price rises, but early reactions from some analysts warned many undeterred investors will instead pass the cost on in higher rents.

Craig Breen strengthened his position at the top of the European Rally Championship with his third straight win in the series.

THE Munster Juvenile Fly fishing championship was hosted by the Cahir & District Trout Anglers’ Club on the River Suir.

A Japanese financial services group said today it had snapped up UK hotel operator Menzies for £120m (€169.4m).