A motorcyclist and a sportscar were involved in a high-speed race on a busy dual carriageway, with both vehicles weaving between traffic, just seconds before the biker was killed in a crash, witnesses have told an inquest.

Executive pay levels at Total Produce rose by over 7% last year, the Irish fruit distributor’s latest annual report shows.

US President Barack Obama and Washington’s top Republican, John Boehner, met at the White House yesterday to try to reach a budget deal that would head off steep tax hikes and spending cuts that could push the economy into recession next year.

The four executive directors of Total Produce shared in a pay package of €3.2m which included salaries, bonuses, and share options.

FORMER All-Ireland Championship winning Dublin footballer Tommy Drumm has left housebuilding group McInerney Holdings with immediate effect, it was announced yesterday.