The Irishman was the first person to prove the dangers of greenhouse gases and the need for hygiene in medicine. As his life’s letters are published, Ailin Quinlan learns that Tyndall was a fearless ambassador for science

Ireland is expected to be one of the stand-out economies in the eurozone, this year, with GDP growth of around 4%.

The Irish arm of US investment banking giant Cantor Fitzgerald has posted an after-tax profit of just over €8m for 2013.

Tesco will reveal a steep fall in half-year profits next week in the wake of a catalogue of disasters including a £250m accounting error that has seen eight of its executives suspended.

An American singer/songwriter has become an internet sensation after he uploaded footage of his performance to Youtube.

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US House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia lost to a Tea Party challenger in a stunning Republican primary upset that sent shockwaves through Congress and gave the conservative movement a landmark victory.

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It was a father/daughter affair for Britain’s legendary Whitaker family in the €50,000 Grand Prix at Millstreet International Horse Show yesterday, with Ellen winning the class and Steven taking the top prize in the Great Britain and Ireland Tour.

Sugar industry revivalists Beet Ireland are set to unveil the site which they intend will house Ireland’s first sugar factory since the industry imploded seven years ago.

Cantor Fitzgerald has been considering a stockbroking acquisition here since 2010 and now, having bought Dolmen Securities, the US firm has ambitious plans to jump start the corporate bond market in Ireland, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

The US brokerage firm Cantor Fitzgerald has taken over the Dublin-based stockbroking firm Dolmen for an undisclosed fee.

The US Treasury Department said that the national debt has topped US$16 trillion (€12.7 trillion), the result of chronic government deficits that have poured more than US$50,000 (€39,746) worth of red ink onto federal ledgers for every man, woman and child in the United States.

Check out our tips from today’s horse races across Ireland and the UK.

Today is the single biggest day of the Republican presidential campaign — or, as Newt Gingrich’s political action committee put it last night, the event that could represent “life or death to America as we know and love it”.

Top Republican Eric Cantor has endorsed Mitt Romney for president of the US, giving the frontrunner a boost as the primary nomination contest reaches a critical stage.

US President Barack Obama took the sales pitch for his newly unveiled jobs plan on the road today, venturing out of Washington and into the home turf of one of his top Republican antagonists.

REPUBLICAN lawmakers yesterday challenged Democratic foes to vote for their debt plan or risk a calamitous US default, in an acrimonious, lengthy showdown now threatening the world’s fragile economy.

The Republican party is poised for head-to-head clashes with President Barack Obama as it takes charge of the US House of Representatives today, promising an era of smaller government and less spending.

WITH tempers flaring, President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans clashed in an extraordinary live-on-TV summit yesterday over the right prescription for the nation’s broken healthcare system, talking of agreement but holding to long-entrenched positions that leave them far apart.

The US is likely to average 95,000 more jobs each month this year while personal savings will remain high as credit remains tight, according to a White House report released today.

DEMOCRATS and Republicans alike are denouncing Republican Joe Wilson for shouting “You lie” at President Barack Obama during his speech to Congress, an extraordinary breach of decorum for which the South Carolina Republican swiftly apologised.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s campaign has asked for the personal documents of a potential running mate, it was reported today.

Bel Cantor is poised to go in search of more glory at Ayr on Saturday after his efforts at Catterick saw him gain a fifth win in little more than a year.

Fresh intrigue was added to the takeover duel for ICG yesterday when international stockbroker Cantor Fitzgerald bought over one million shares in the group yesterday.

Money brokers Cantor Fitzgerald International yesterday won an €169,190 reduction in a €1,322,586 damages award to a former employee who claimed he was subjected to a “culture of bullying and abuse”.

Money brokers Cantor Fitzgerald International were appealing today against a £912,000 (€1.4m) damages award to a former employee who claimed he was bullied.

BRITAIN’S largest insurer Aviva reported a drop in profit yesterday, cut its dividend as expected but reassured about future payments a day after rival Prudential abandoned its pledge to keep raising its payout.

ONE by one, 2,801 victims’ names will be read aloud.