UFC fighter Conor McGregor and tech boy-wonders the Collison brothers are some of the Irish lauded by Forbes in its prestigious “30 Under 30 Europe” list of young people to watch.

Nama has denied that some potential investors were discouraged from participating in the controversial £1.3bn (€1.6bn) sale of its Northern Ireland loan book, known as Project Eagle, writes Daniel McConnell of the Irish Examiner.

The second day of the Web Summit may not have had an announcement to rival that of the first when Irish entrepreneur Oisín Hanrahan’s start-up, Handy landed a $50m investment but it had plenty to keep tech heads and investors busy nonetheless.

After last week’s column with Shane McCarthy on growing a startup ecosystem in Limerick, Kehlan talks with Eoin Costello of Startup Ireland about the budget

As the golden child of international financial technology companies, Stripe has had a profound impact on the sector globally, helping to take financial technology mainstream. 

Limerick brothers Patrick and John Collison are among the 24 finalists announced as part of the 18th annual EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards.

Irish eyes are smiling as personal fortunes have hit record levels.

Club-record signing Mesut Ozil has been left out of the Arsenal squad for today’s Barclays Premier League clash against Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium.

Two Limerick brothers are set to join the world’s mega-wealthy after having their company valued at $1.75bn (€1.3bn).

West Ham 0 Manchester City 3

West Ham 1 Newcastle 3

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes fit-again Craig Bellamy can have a big impact on Cardiff’s battle against relegation.

Fulham 2 West Ham 1

West Ham 3 West Brom 3

Santi Cazorla was Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’s only change for the London derby with West Ham.

Wayne Rooney returned to the Manchester United starting line-up for this afternoon’s encounter with West Ham at Old Trafford.

West Ham 0 Aston Villa 0

West Ham 0 Aston Villa 0

Burnley 0 West Ham 2

Ricardo Vaz Te scored a late winner as West Ham survived an unlikely comeback to beat Cardiff 3-2 in the Capital One Cup tonight.

West Ham made one change for their Barclays Premier League clash with Everton by selecting Razvan Rat ahead of Guy Demel in defence.

Millionaire Limerick brothers Patrick and John Collison’s developer-friendly payments company has officially launched in the UK after clearing “large hurdles”.

Cork City 2 West Ham United 6

David Silva returned from a three-match absence with a hamstring injury to make his 100th league appearance for Manchester City in their clash with West Ham.

Two brothers in their early 20s from Limerick have joined the list of the 250 richest people in Ireland.

Liverpool's top-six hopes suffered another crushing blow as they failed to break down West Ham's stubborn defences.

Chelsea 2 West Ham United 0

West Ham look set to be without captain Kevin Nolan for their Barclays Premier League trip to London rivals Chelsea on Sunday.

Stoke 0 West Ham 1

West Ham 2 Tottenham 3

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has no fresh injury concerns ahead of his side’s trip to face Aston Villa in the Barclays Premier League on Sunday.

Wales 2 Austria 1

West Ham striker Andy Carroll could return to the squad for the Barclays Premier League clash with Fulham on Wednesday.

Arsenal 5 West Ham 1

Arsenal 5 West Ham 1

Striker Loic Remy made his QPR debut in the Barclays Premier League clash at West Ham as one of seven changes for the visitors.

West Ham should have defender Joey O’Brien back from a hamstring injury for the first time since New Year’s Day for tomorrow’s Premier League clash against QPR at Upton Park.

John O’Shea and Stephane Sessegnon returned from injury as Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill’s fortunes took a turn for the better ahead of this afternoon’s clash with West Ham.

West Ham 2 Manchester United 2

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson rested leading scorer Robin van Persie to the bench, but still named a strong XI for this afternoon’s FA Cup third round tie at West Ham.

West Ham 2 Norwich 1

West Ham will be without suspended captain Kevin Nolan for their Barclays Premier League clash with Norwich.