A man who caused the death of a young father and husband by driving dangerously on St Patrick's Day 2010 has had his seven year sentence reduced to five by the Court of Appeal.

Recent research carried out by The Irish Business Network has indicated a significant increase in business confidence over the past year.

A US private equity group is to buy Hilton Hotels in a US$20bn (€14.7bn) cash deal, the hotel company said.

British army chiefs were urged to hand over a soldier wanted for serious driving offences three months before he killed his teenage girlfriend in a horrific road crash, it was revealed today.