Cook will receive an award from Varadkar on January 20, in recognition of the company’s 40 years of investment in Ireland, according to IDA Ireland.

Apple last night forecast sales for the crucial holiday shopping quarter that beat Wall Street expectations, with chief executive Tim Cook saying that new iPhone 11 models were off to “a very, very good start” as sales of AirPods, Apple Watches, and streaming services continue to rise.

A last-gasp Mark McGuigan strike send Waterford FC crashing out of the Scottish Challenge at the hands of Scottish League Two side Stenhousemuir after a 3-2 thriller at a rain soaked Ochilview Park tonight.

Hays Travel will buy all of Thomas Cook’s British travel agent shops, potentially saving up to 2,500 jobs.

Apple boss Tim Cook has taken aim at "chaos factory" technology giants for failing to take responsibility for data breaches and privacy violations.

Apple has finalised a short list of locations for its first retail store in India.

Apple shares rose again to extend its rally to a gain of 34% since the start of the year following its upbeat earnings report earlier this week.

WHEN Karen O’Donohoe tore her Achilles tendon last year it had an immediate effect on her choice of footwear and her identity. “I gave up my beloved Converse — it was like letting go of the last bit of my youth. I’ve now got some really cool, some more supportive Nike ones,” says the Grow, Eat, Cook presenter.

Apple yesterday said sales for the crucial holiday quarter could miss Wall Street expectations, which chief executive Tim Cook blamed on weakness in emerging markets, foreign exchange costs and uncertainty whether the iPhone maker can keep up with demand for new products.

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US stocks have slumped as trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies overshadowed positive earnings for Apple and the yield on 10-year Treasuries touched 3% for the first time since June.

Republic of Ireland captain Seamus Coleman says he'd like to come back to the domestic league to start his managerial career.

Mo Salah has rightly taken all the plaudits this season after winning the PFA Player of the Year and the Football Writers’ Footballer of the Year awards, but as the campaign comes to a close he is not the only one enjoying a lap of honour and the adulation of his fans.

Finding billionaires in Silicon Valley isn’t hard. But tracking down members of the three-comma club at Apple is a less fruitful endeavour.

His bet on his grandson winning a senior England cap before turning 26 is set to come good.

Pep Guardiola has revealed he almost joined Wigan when he left Barcelona.

No wonder Johann van Graan looked downbeat.

Cardiff produced an impressive display to post a 25-18 Guinness PRO14 victory over Munster on Saturday evening.

Apple chief executive Tim Cook has seen his take home pay rocket 47% to 12.8 million US dollars (€10.7m) after a better than expected sales performance at the tech giant.

Bournemouth 1 Burnley 2: Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe endured a miserable 40th birthday, as former club Burnley continued their fine away form with a 2-1 win at the Vitality Stadium.

“Unfounded” appeals caused delays to the Apple data centre in Athenry, Co Galway, which has thrown the €850m venture into jeopardy, according to Independent Alliance whip Seán Canney.

The future of Apple’s planned €850m data centre in Athenry remains in doubt after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar admitted the tech giant’s boss, Tim Cook, failed to give him “a definite commitment” the development will go ahead.

Large crowds queued overnight to buy the new iPhone X as it went on sale in Britain.

Darina Allen is on a mission. In her new 600-page book, she’s calling on us all to grow our own food, writes Ciara McDonnell

A rosy forecast for iPhone sales that helped push Apple’s stock to a record high edged chief executive officer Tim Cook closer to reaching the top threshold for his 2017 performance award.

Liverpool 2 Bournemouth 2: Divock Origi provided the proof that Liverpool can prosper in attack without Sadio Mane. The problem for manager Jurgen Klopp is that his team remain so vulnerable defensively.

Duan Yongping is convinced Tim Cook didn’t have a clue who he was when they first met a couple years ago. 

Sergio Aguero offered a reminder of his value to Manchester City by providing the winning goal as they moved up to second in the Premier League with a 2-0 win at Bournemouth.

Sergio Aguero offered a reminder of his value to Manchester City by providing the winning goal as they moved up to second in the Premier League with a 2-0 win at Bournemouth.

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Apple boss Tim Cook has told British Prime Minister Theresa May the technology giant is "very optimistic" about the UK's future after Brexit.

Apple boss Tim Cook has been accused of snubbing the Dáil after refusing to attend hearings on a €13bn tax bill with which the company was hit.

Antonio Conte was in no doubt about the significance of Chelsea’s club record, 12th successive league win.

Bournemouth 4 Liverpool 3

Chelsea loanee Nathan Ake's stoppage-time goal secured Bournemouth their first-ever win over Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp's side capitulated to lose ground on the Blues in the Premier League title race.

Alexis Sanchez scored twice as Arsenal ended their usual barren November run with victory over Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

Two years ago, two small firms Oppo and Vivo couldn’t crack the top five in China’s smartphone market. Now they outrank everyone after elbowing Apple aside, thanks to people like Cheng Xiaoning.

The head of Revenue has thrown Ireland into a fresh Apple legal row, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith of the Irish Examiner.