ENGLAND: Three men are being questioned on suspicion of theft after police spotted some sheep being transported through the suburbs in the back of a people carrier.

A wanted man with a propensity for “extreme violence”, who was brought to the High Court by five officers in full riot gear, must wait to hear whether he will be extradited to the UK where he is wanted for a number of offences.

Former FBD chief executive Andrew Langford received €269,000 in lieu of working his notice period after resigning from the insurer last July as the company struggled with one of the most difficult periods in its history. 

Historian and ‘Irish Examiner’ contributor T Ryle Dwyer fondly remembers his mother Margaret, who had a long and eventful life

A hearing date has been set for a man wanted for attempted murder and grievous bodily harm in the UK.

A man wanted by the British authorities in connection with a number of alleged violent offences including attempted murder has been brought before the High Court in Dublin.

FBD shares slumped as much as 11% yesterday after the insurer said that its chief executive of seven years has stepped down.

Insurance customers are set to foot the bill for difficult market conditions last year which cost insurer FBD badly and saw it post a €4.5m pre-tax loss.

Visa’s Irish operations had a record year in 2014 with €28.4bn being spent by consumers via the payments technology firm’s products.

A pilot has died after his small twin-engine cargo plane crashed into a bungalow in Chicago.

Pre-tax profit at insurance company FBD tumbled by almost 83% in the first half of the year as winter storms took their toll on the insurer’s business.

FBD has no plans to increase home insurance premiums, but it expects to see a rise in claims costs on the back of the harsh weather conditions.

Some €21.3bn worth of consumer transactions were carried out last year via Visa card products in Ireland.

Charlie Sheen has wished death on two of his ex-girlfriends after claiming they tried to scam him out of money.

FBD’s management has said it is getting closer to its stated goal of delivering shareholders a dividend of up to 50% of annual earnings per share and claims the group can continue to outperform its peers.

Ex-Wallaby second row John Langford travelled north to become one of Irish rugby’s most significant overseas signings during a three-season spell with Munster from 1999 to 2002. He doesn’t get to watch the game he loves too often these days but he's making an exception this summer.

FBD insurance reported strong pre-tax profits for the second year in a row as the weather improved following the freak conditions of 2010.

Insurance company FBD posted a solid performance over the first six months of 2012, which included a marginal increase in pre-tax profit and a rise in market share.

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Insurance giant FBD has returned to profit on a pre-tax basis for the first time in four years, but has warned that insurance costs for customers will be higher this year.

INSURANCE giant FBD has made a further step towards refocusing its business on its core interests, by selling three subsidiaries for a combined €8.5 million.

Nearly 57,000 anxious teenagers will open their Junior Certificate results today.

INSURANCE premiums could come down next year because fewer people are making motor and property insurance claims.

GIVEN the tough market conditions in the general insurance sector, FBD reported strong operating profits that rose 41% to €40.7 million in 2010.

FBD is not planning any premium hikes despite paying out €50 million as a result of the big freeze and the floods last year.

ORGANISERS of the Junior and Leaving certificate exams being taken by more than 116,000 students from this morning are confident there will be no repeat of last year’s controversial rescheduling of a paper handed out by mistake.

FBD, the country’s second largest general insurer, has warned that increases of up to 10% for some general insurance products are on the cards due to the rising cost of claims.

INSURANCE premiums are likely to increase by up to 15% having already soared around 20% over the last year.

INSURANCE premiums will increase this year as FBD posts losses of more than €33 million for 2008, compared to €140m profit reported the previous year.

Some 300 jobs were lost today as two companies cut their workforce.

The prosecution in the €440m cocaine trial made its closing address to the jury this afternoon and asked if it was possible to believe that the three accused men were simply unlucky.

THE Minister for Children is looking at generous donors to help fund the Government’s roll-out of youth cafes nationwide.

Grades have continued to slip in higher level Irish and maths subjects, this year’s Leaving Cert results show today.

A £13,000 (€19,000) diamond was found in a prison shower drain after an inmate told authorities he had swallowed and regurgitated the jewel each time he was transferred.

Fire swept through a third-floor apartment in Chicago earlier today, killing six children and injuring their mother and three siblings, authorities said.

A section of Chicago’s transit system was shut down after a derailment and fire forced commuters to evacuate a smoke-filled subway line.

Being forewarned is to be forearmed and Munster captain Anthony Foley is now being forewarned —

HAMPSHIRE began the defence of the C&G Trophy with a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over Ireland in Dublin, despite the absence of star names Shane Warne and Kevin Pietersen.

Three teens were shot this morning on a street near their Chicago high school, officials said.

FBD Holdings has announced the appointment of Andrew Langford to the Board as executive director of finance and Adrian Taheny as executive director of insurance, marketing and sales.

MORE than 2,000 workers at Britain’s largest personal injury claims company were coming to terms with redundancy last night — after many were sacked by text message.