Tullow Oil shareholders have unanimously voted in favour of the company’s planned board changes and executive pay policy despite some criticism in the lead up to its AGM yesterday.

Galway 0-14 Kildare 0-13

Shares plunged in Tullow Oil following the surprise announcement it was issuing a £607m (€695m) sales share at a vastly discounted price.

Tullow Oil boss Aidan Heavey has said the company should return to profit this year after reaching the end of a four-year cycle of cost write-offs.

Shares in Tullow Oil fell up to 3% yesterday after the Irish-founded exploration company announced its founder and chief executive Aidan Heavey is to step down and that its 2016 revenues are likely to have fallen by almost 19%.

Ireland and Cork have great short-term opportunities following the fallout from Brexit — but have no doubt that the UK will fight back aggressively, especially for foreign direct investment.

A man broke into two houses on Sherkin Island and stole alcohol before being arrested after landing back on the mainland by ferry.

Meath 4-21 Antrim 5-17: Victorious Meath manager Martin Ennis finished up Saturday evening’s post-match media briefing with a wry smile. “I hope to God none of ye lot are ringing me tomorrow!”

Ultra-experienced Meath attacker Steven Clynch decided a quite incredible Christy Ring Cup final replay with a 93rd minute winning point to seal a first ever title for the Royal County.

Tullow Oil has stated that its much-anticipated $5bn flagship Tweneboa Enyenra Ntomme (TEN) project, off the coast of Ghana, is now 75% complete and remains on schedule and on budget to deliver first oil by the middle of next year.

Production levels at Tullow Oil’s flagship project – the Jubilee field off the coast of Ghana – are expected to return to full pelt next month.

Tullow Oil’s first half revenues are likely to tumble by nearly 40%, year-on-year. However, the Irish-founded explorer is also anticipating a significant rise in production levels for 2015.

A genetic mutation found to be quite prevalent among lung cancer patients in Ireland could be successfully targeted with new therapies, it has emerged.

Tullow Oil is to take a $2.3bn (€1.97bn) hit as a result of plummeting world oil prices.

Tullow Oil is to significantly redistribute its short-term capital spend levels away from exploration and more towards the development and production of its already proven assets.

Moorefield 1-15 Sarsfields 1-06 Moorefield cruised to victory and retained their Kildare SFC crown after a dominant display in a largely one-sided replay at St Conleth’s Park.

Tullow Oil is writing off $150m (€110m) of current year exploration costs linked with failed drilling work.

Tullow Oil hasn’t ruled out adding Ireland-based assets to its portfolio and has called for more clarity regarding the Government’s tax regime plans for the local exploration sector.

Annual results for Tullow Oil due next month are set to show double-digit percentage growth in revenue, to $2.6 billion (€1.9bn) and a near 4% jump in gross profit.

Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia hold “enormous” potential for Tullow Oil in the coming years, the Irish-founded exploration firm’s chief executive Aidan Heavey has said.

A burglar who broke into Justice Minister Alan Shatter’s home while on bail was given a three-year jail term with 18 months suspended.

A court has heard how a muddy footprint in the kitchen of the Justice Minister’s home helped catch his burglar.

Meath 0-22 Kildare 1-16 (AET)

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Tullow Oil should be rid of much of its non-core gas assets by the middle of this year, with the sale of its eight Asian gas licences in Pakistan and Bangladesh finally set to conclude before the end of June.

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Tullow Oil is on track to return to full-scale production levels at its headline asset — the Ghana-based Jubilee oil field — ahead of schedule, later this year.

Tullow Oil has reported record half-year revenues of $1.15bn (€915.6m), a rise of nearly 8.5% on the same period last year.

Tullow Oil has entered talks aimed at selling off its non-core Asian assets, but no deal is expected to conclude before the end of the year.

A father of one charged over a burglary at the home of Justice Minister Alan Shatter was served with a book of evidence yesterday and sent forward for trial.

Down and Wicklow booked Christy Ring Cup semi-final berths, while Derry and London, and Meath and Kildare will contest quarter-final ties next weekend.

Late goals from Richie Hoban and Martin Fitzgerald proved decisive in Parnell Park yesterday, as Kildare overcame Meath in a gripping Allianz Hurling League Division 2B decider.

A father-of-one charged over a burglary at the home of Minister of Justice Alan Shatter earlier this month was further remanded in custody today pending directions from the DPP.

A father of one was refused bail yesterday after he was charged over a burglary at the home of Justice Minister Alan Shatter on Sunday night.

A father -of-one was refused bail today after he was charged over a burglary at the home of Justice Minister Alan Shatter on Sunday night.

A 35% increase in production levels helped Tullow Oil achieve a second consecutive year of record financial growth in 2011.

TULLOW Oil has said that its 2011 performance — set to show a doubling of revenues — effectively makes it one of the exploration industry’s “super-independent” players, enabling it to seek out more high-profile development partnerships.

TULLOW Oil has forecast record full-year results for 2011, chiefly on the back of strong cash flow from its Jubilee field off the coast of Ghana, which started producing late last year.

TULLOW Oil has doubled its interim dividend per share — to 4p — this year, on the back of a record set of first half earnings.