BRITAIN’S ambassador to Dublin warned that former Taoiseach Charles Haughey was a man of “calculating and ruthless ambition,” declassified files reveal.

MORE that 60% of local authorities have increased their charges at a time when the focus of the economy should be on reducing costs, Chambers Ireland said last night.

MORE than 50 investors are seeking the return of €8 million allegedly paid to two businessmen and an investment firm to fund a property scheme in the Ukraine since found to have defective legal title.

FOR a country that gets so much rain, it would be easy to believe we’ll never run short of water. Not so, however. In fact, we’re no better off in this regard than many other parts of the world.

The singers who hope to turn around Britain’s disastrous result at last year’s Eurovision Song Contest were unveiled today.

Elton John has failed in a second bid to recover £14m (€21m) in touring costs he believes he should never have paid.

Elton John has lost his multi-million pound High Court action over tour costs he claims he should not have paid.

Elton John is waiting to hear if he has won his multi-million-pound High Court action over tour costs he claims he should not have paid.