The Government, seeking redress for the Magdalene women, found a religious community unwilling to contribute, writes Conall Ó Fátharta.

Kevin Markham gives an A-Z to get you in the mood for the excitement of the Ryder Cup.

Four Irish companies have been named among Europe’s fastest growing technology businesses in a notably strong showing for Ireland relative to the country’s size.

The Department of Justice accused the BBC of damaging the reputation of Martin McAleese in an 11-page complaint about its “seriously flawed” documentary on the Magdalene laundries broadcast last summer.

There will be some special guests at tomorrow’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Pro Am at Royal County Down, as two teams of young golfers from Shannon Golf Club in Clare and Faithlegg Golf Club in Waterford reap their reward for winning the inaugural Irish Open Golf Skills Challenge.

Limerick-based specialist software company AMCS Group has agreed an €8.25 million financing facility with niche lender, Silicon Valley Bank, with the funds set to be used for acquisition-led growth.

Limerick-based environmental software and technology developer AMCS Group has bought a US software company, PC Scale Technologies.

Two Irish tech companies announced major developments, with PCH International making an acquisition while Limerick’s AMCS Group secured a €23.5m round of financing.

Prisoners will get a new system to make complaints about denial of family visits, bullying, assaults, and other issues, it was announced yesterday.

DES SMYTH, now 57, has already won the Ladbrokes.com Irish PGA Championship six times and quietly fancies his chances of a seventh title when the event gets underway over the Seapoint links, Termonfeckin, Co Louth this morning.

A LIMERICK-BASED supplier of technology solutions to the waste and recycling industry is poised to double its workforce to 100 after raising €5.25 million of equity funding.