The sale of the Irish Examiner to The Irish Times as part of a package of media interests will be good for jobs, the newspaper brands and for the industry in general, both parties to the deal have said.

It isn’t very often that the frenetic chatter of the Irish Examiner’s newsroom dies to a whisper.

The Irish Times has completed the acquisition of all of the publishing and media interests of the Cork-based Landmark Media group, which owns the Irish Examiner newspaper and other titles.

A company of businessman Harry Crosbie can commence work on two kiosks selling refreshments and flowers/gifts at the Grand Canal Harbour development in Dublin, a High Court judge has said.

The owner of a Kinsale restaurant has been fined after Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) found illegally caught wild salmon in a freezer.

With ink in his veins and who once famously described himself as “a chemist by training, a shovel engineer by vocation, and a manager by desperation” is the first person in the history of the Cork Person of the Year Awards to be inducted into a Hall of Fame.

Ted Crosbie, the dominant force for more than four decades in the company which became Landmark Media, was in many ways the ideal proprietor.

Current Landmark Media Investments shareholder Ted Crosbie pointed out, in recent years, the Irish Examiner has survived “the Famine, World War 1, the War of Independence, the Civil War, the Great Depression of 1930, de Valera’s Economic War of the mid-30s, World War II and several recessions”.

Zebre 24 Connacht 10: Michael Bradley knows all about building from the bottom in professional rugby — his seven years at the Sportsground took Connacht through the most difficult period in their history — and he is happy with the progress he is making in his first few months with Zebre. 

A High Court judge has ruled Dunnes Stores must pay €15.5m “forthwith” to the receivers of a company of businessman Harry Crosbie to comply with agreed terms of settlement of a legal dispute concerning the planned Point Village development, writes Ann O’Loughlin.

A High Court judge has ruled Dunnes Stores must pay €15.5m “forthwith” to the receivers of a company of businessman Harry Crosbie to comply with agreed terms of settlement of a legal dispute concerning the planned Point Village development.

Connacht paid the price for a shocking first-half display as they were beaten 21-8 by the Dragons in Newport.

Harry Crosbie took no salary for nearly three years from his last remaining business, the Vicar Street music venue in Dublin, but did draw €1.7m from it to pay for his living and trading expenses, the Commercial Court has heard.

They glided across the finishing line with ease, so much so that there wasn’t a ripple of a surprise when it was announced that hero brothers Paul and Gary O’Donovan, who captured the hearts of the nation with their Olympic rowing silver medal triumph, had won the Cork Persons of the Year Award.

A LECTURE on the destructive evils of alcohol abuse might not immediately gather a large audience on the weekend before Christmas reaches a festive climax, but a warning from a liver specialist on the consequences of excessive drinking cannot be wisely ignored.

Businessman Harry Crosbie “entirely repudiates” claims by a Nama company that he is obstructing its efforts to establish his assets for the recovery of a €77m judgement, his lawyer has told the Commercial Court.

Munster A couldn’t have faced a stiffer challenge than the champions in today’s B&I Cup opener with London Welsh at Towns Park, Midleton (2.30p.m.), but coach Peter Malone believes his young side will be up to the task.

The editor of the Irish Examiner, Tim Vaughan, is to take up a new position in another company next October.

Businessman Harry Crosbie has lost an appeal over Nama’s efforts to recover a €77m debt under which his personal assets, including his family home, are at risk.

The developer behind Dublin’s Convention Centre and the head of Chadwick’s hardware are among those who have made personal donations to politicians.

A mother said she would not forget a single detail of the day that her two-year-old daughter died after a road traffic collision involving a 40ft articulated truck, writes Claire Quinn.

A mother said she would not forget a single detail of the day that her two-year-old daughter died after a road traffic collision involving a 40ft articulated truck.

A woman was conned into buying a stolen car for €4,300 cash after she saw it advertised on DoneDeal.ie, a court has heard.

Plans to build the country’s tallest commercial building have been unveiled, as Nama seeks to kickstart construction on a recession-halted development site.

Clydesdale Bank has reported a 53% jump in first-half pre-tax profit benefitting from a one-off gain from capital restructuring and lower impairment losses on credit exposures. 

Clydesdale Bank has reported a 53% jump in first-half pre-tax profit benefitting from a one-off gain from capital restructuring and lower impairment losses on credit exposures. Outgoing AIB head David Duffy is shortly set to join the British lender as CEO.

A leading liver expert has called for a ban on supermarket meal deals that include heavily discounted wine, as medics prepare for a surge in the number of women suffering alcohol- related diseases.

Wasps director of rugby Dai Young is celebrating the capture of Leinster fly-half Jimmy Gopperth for next season, believing the English side will be getting one of the best kickers in Europe.

The growth in the number of women seeking treatment for addiction and an alarming rise in heroin use among men seeking help have been revealed by the largest addiction treatment service in the South.

There is plenty of room to roam in this one-off home set high above Cork city, writes Tommy Barker.

Nama is entitled to enforce a €77m judgment against certain assets of businessman Harry Crosbie, a High Court judge has ruled.

Businessman Harry Crosbie objects to conditions including maximum €5,000 monthly living expenses being sought by Nama for not enforcing a €77m judgment against his home and other assets pending further legal proceedings, the Commercial Court has heard.

Businessman Harry Crosbie has accused Nama of trying to "bully" and "bulldoze" him and will ask the courts next week to try and stop it enforcing a €77m judgment against him.

Barely one day into the Round Ireland race and Ian Hickey’s Cavatina from the Royal Cork Yacht Club was on form and aiming for a third title in this 704-mile race.