A festival-goer has died after suffering a suspected reaction to ketamine at Glastonbury.

Irish companies are still struggling to tap into international trade opportunities and explore new markets, despite improving sentiment levels, according to a new survey.

Exiting the bailout has given businesses a boost in confidence, but the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has warned it might be temporary.

The ongoing lack of access to credit dragged business confidence down, leading to an sharp decline in the number of people who are optimistic about Ireland’s recovery.

Business confidence in Ireland has fallen in the second quarter of 2013 as access to capital dried up, according to a Global Economic Conditions survey.

Trust has been a casualty of the financial crisis, according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) which found that two thirds of investors are sceptical about the information companies provide.

Fewer than a quarter of professional accountants in Ireland believe the Government will meet its spending targets over the next five years.

Irish accountants are the most pessimistic in the world in terms of business confidence, with most observing that global trade is drying up.

Stephen Hughes Connors died in a fire when he was just 12. Ten years on, the search is ongoing for his killer, writes Caroline O’Doherty

THE mother of a 12-year-old boy who died in a suspected arson attack has made a heartfelt plea for fresh evidence on the 10th anniversary of his death.

A Protestant Church was gutted in an arson attack in north Belfast today.