Gardaí have released a man they were questioning in connection with a double murder in Co Louth, 30 years ago.

A man has been arrested in connection with a double INLA murder in Co Louth.

The Policing Authority has drawn up a panel of 15 senior officers for promotion to the rank of chief superintendent after the biggest ever independent selection process for An Garda Síochána.

A special event will recreate a hasty yet lavish Christmas meal eaten by the men of The Endurance expedition before the ship was crushed by ice.

It’s a photograph that may have been seen by millions over the last 100 years – but how many people other than Pádraig Pearse did they all recognise?

I was appalled at the attitude of Junior Minister, Aodhán O’Riordáin, to changing the laws that preserve the ethos of denominational schools of all religions.

The Tánaiste, Ms Joan Burton, said legislation will ensure that same-sex couples are not denied goods and services by businesses.

Case adjourned to March 24 as evidence concludes in civil action against Garda Commissioner and State

A religious artwork discovered among junk in a presbytery outhouse is expected to fetch up to €120,000 at auction next month.

Paddy Power has begun the search for a new chief executive after Patrick Kennedy announced his intention yesterday to stand down after virtually a decade in charge of the company.

Irish Swiss baking giant Aryzta is expanding further into the North American market with the acquisition of two bakeries that will move the group away from relying on frozen goods.

An inquest has heard of the desperate attempts to keep a teenage girl in the protective care of the HSE shortly before she was killed.

Food company Aryzta saw €1.2bn in revenue for the first three months of the year, which CEO Owen Killian said was satisfactory.

There is a stockbrokers consensus that Glanbia is on the up, following a strong set of figuresreported despite of the weak economic climate.

Journalist Vincent Browne yesterday praised his wife for putting up with him for so long after he was honoured at the Limerick Person of the Year Awards.

I hope every TD will read Det Insp John O’Reilly’s book (Garda’s book sheds light on degradation of sex slaves, Irish Examiner Oct 22) and take on board the compelling arguments for targeting the buyers of sex to end trafficking, exploitation, and abuse.

The degradation of women locked into prostitution has been detailed in a book by a former senior garda.

On Raglan Road on an autumn day... the strains of ‘The Mexican Hat Dance’ took on the air of an Irish folk tune.

Well-above-normal US milk output over the winter and spring period has been a contributory factor to the downward pressure on global dairy product prices.

Glanbia has strengthened its US nutritional and ingredients business with the €50m acquisition of Aseptic Solutions Inc (ASI) in Corona, California.

Glanbia is set to buy the IDA’s greenfield site at Belview, Co Kilkenny, as part of its plans to expand its milk processing capacity.

Goalkeeper for the Clare football team Garda Joe Hayes proved to be a life-saving last line of defence yesterday in a dramatic river rescue in Limerick.

Third-quarter revenues at Irish-Swiss bakery group Aryzta grew by almost 15% boosted largely by its better-performing north American operations.

Glanbia is now one of the leading cheese and whey producing businesses in the US, according to a report by Davy Stockbrokers.

Farmers should not read too much negativity into recent declines in global dairy prices, according to analysis by Davy Stockbrokers.

A fresh investigation into the disappearance 35 years ago of Mary Boyle, Ireland’s longest-missing person, is being conducted by An Garda Síochána.

PHARMA ingredients may represent just 4% of Kerry Group’s business, but they can play a useful role in the company’s global expansion strategy, according to an equity report by Davy stockbrokers.

AGRI-services group Origin Enterprises has delivered 10% underlying growth in revenue in the first quarter pushing shares ahead by 3.7% yesterday.

CIARA MAGEEAN (City of Lisburn) kept Irish athletics in the headlines after winning silver in the 1,500m at the European junior track and field championships in Tallinn yesterday.

ARYZTA, the food group formed from the 2008 merger of Dublin-based IAWS Plc and Swiss bakery group Heistand, has reported a solid rise in sales of 36% in the first half to €1.89 billion.

ORIGIN ENTERPRISES, owners of Masstock and R&H Hall, increased first-half sales by 3% to €613 million.

A 72-YEAR-OLD army hero whose body was discovered in his Limerick home on Monday was “ferociously beaten to death”, gardaí confirmed last night.

BUILD it, and they’ll come, organise it and they’ll run — and run it they did, more than 1,400 hardy souls and hardened soles turning up for a trinity of inaugural races, in the fortnight run-up to Christmas.

THE current frenzy to apportion blame for our economic woes misses the point.

A court has heard how a Kildare man who pleaded not guilty to membership of an illegal organisation made a number of statements attesting to his membership of the IRA while in garda custody.

Gardaí who arrested and questioned a Kildare man over his membership of the IRA have denied engaging in a "series of improprieties" during his detention.

LIMERICK people were accused of turning a blind eye to underage girls being used in brothels in the city.

Tears of joy were shed today as the State recognised courageous people for outstanding acts of bravery.

GLANBIA, the leading producer of US-style cheddar cheese in the US and the number one supplier of pizza cheese in Europe, has raised its 2010 earnings per share guidance due to a much improved trading outlook for the year.

HALF of the K-club may be up for sale, but here’s a property that might slot into the affordable level of lesser mortals.

ANALYSTS were generally impressed with Aryzta’s first half performance that was slightly better than they expected.

A waste disposal company and its director, Louis Moriarty, have been fined a total of €60,000 at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today for illegal dumping in Co Wicklow.