THE wheel came full circle for a north Tipperary couple on June 14, 2007, when their fourth child was born in a car just outside a doctor’s surgery on the outskirts of Limerick.

A dentist accused of murdering his wife and his ex-lover's husband pleaded guilty today to indecently assaulting three women patients at his surgery.

A DUBLIN software company will create jobs after securing funding of €1.8 million.

Tommy Barker is impressed by this bungalow with a Continental twist.

For corporates the Budget was largely a non-event, according to Ernst & Young's head of tax, David Smyth.

A drunk driver who killed three people in a head-on car crash has been charged with a string of new motoring offences just weeks after being freed from jail, it was revealed today.

CORK HARLEQUINS secured an Irish Senior Men’s Cup semi-final away to Kilkeel next weekend as two beautifully-executed Richard Gash goals gave them a deserved victory over old rivals Cork Church of Ireland at Farmers Cross on Saturday.

Minister for Finance Brian Cowen has done little to improve Ireland's global economic competitiveness in his 2006 Budget, according to corporate tax partner at Ernst and Young, David Smyth.

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IRELAND’S senior men’s hockey team will travel to the European Nations Championships in Rome several days ahead of schedule to acclimatise properly ahead of the tournament, which begins on Sunday, September 11.

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Annadale’s David Smyth has returned to Ireland’s squad for a tri-nations event against Canada and Italy after an 18-month absence.

Retailers in the UK hailed a “fantastic” last-minute Christmas shopping rush tonight amid predictions of the day’s sales topping the £1bn (€1.41bn) mark.

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Winter sales appear to have finally given retailers something to celebrate.