Shares in Irish banana giant Fyffes are down by almost 15% after its planned merger with Chiquita was thrown into doubt.

Irish property developer Sean Dunne faces potential bankruptcy both in Ireland and the US, after a US court ruled that Ulster Bank can continue to pursue its bankruptcy action against him.

Experts have said an oil field off the Cork coast contains four-times as much oil as previously thought.

Ian Guider

A convicted paedophile was charged today with the murder of a nine-year-old girl, 14 years after she disappeared from her home in a case that baffled police and stunned Australia.