Consultants brought in to assess the future of the Irish Greyhound Board have extended their work to conduct more detailed investigations into the troubled semi-state company.

NINE security providers were prosecuted in the first half of 2011, imposing fines and costs of over €70,000.

There has been international condemnation for terrorist attacks in Mumbai in which at least 100 people have been killed.

REGULATIONS launched yesterday to safeguard security workers involved in the movement of money must be in place by May or cash-in-transit staff will boycott companies.

The body with responsibility for regulating the private security industry in Ireland has secured its first prosecution.

THE cash-in-transit industry is to be forced to comply with mandatory standards following what Justice Minister Michael McDowell described yesterday as inexcusable security lapses.

Hundreds of security companies have so far failed to sign up to strict new standards for the industry, it emerged today.

PEOPLE with complaints about bouncers and other security personnel will be able to go directly to a private security watchdog under a new licensing system announced yesterday.

A threatened stoppage by cash delivery staff has been called off.

Criminal checks are to be carried out on security guards to rid the industry of undesirable elements it emerged today.

Door security is to have a recognised benchmark level under the new National Standards Authority of Ireland standard for security services in Ireland.