A new study for environmental groups claims that planned simplifications of green policies in European farming will have no benefit for Ireland.

Car manufacturers have been accused by An Taisce of deliberately misleading the public on fuel consumption and carbon emission efficiency levels.

THE hotel element of a €460 million sports and leisure complex planned for a rural site in Tipperary will not go ahead if a proposed casino is not allowed, promoters have confirmed.

MAJOR players in the horseracing and leisure fields are expected today to publicly back a proposed €460 million hotel, casino and entertainment venue on an 800-acre rural site.