RESCUERS who saved the lives of 11 people from near-drowning incidents were among those honoured at the annual awards ceremony of Irish Water Safety in Dublin yesterday.

NCB Stockbrokers made an after-tax loss of €77,000 last year, compared to a profit of €615,000 in 2008.

THE directors of NCB Stockbrokers paid themselves more than €2 million last year as the firm swung back into profit.

Ferry group Irish Continental has reported turnover up 4% to €304.3m for the year ending December 2003. Pre-tax profits for what the company called 'a challenging year' declined 13% to €22.5m, excluding an exceptional charge of €4.8m for restructuring.

Datalex, the leading Irish provider of global travel technology solutions, has announced that Liam Booth, Finance Director, will be resigning at the company's AGM on May 28.