The boardroom in-fighting at Independent News and Media (INM) has taken an amazing twist with rebel board member Paul Connolly refusing to comply with a demand from chairman James Osborne to resign.

Denis O’Brien’s representatives on the board of Independent News & Media are understood to be reviewing the issue of Gavin O’Reilly’s severance package from the group.

EXECUTIVES at Independent News and Media (IN&M) have thrown down the gauntlet to the company’s biggest shareholder — telecoms billionaire Denis O’Brien — to make a bid for the company “if he wants to control it”.

REVENUES at Independent News & Media (INM) have fallen over 5% since the turn of the year, on a constant currency basis.

Dublin: The three Denis O’Brien representatives on the board of Independent News & Media (INM) — Lucy Gaffney, Paul Connolly and Leslie Buckley — have each bought their first shares in the media group.

INDEPENDENT News & Media (INM) chief executive Gavin O’Reilly has hinted that a number of board changes may happen in the not-too-distant future, in the wake of the group finally concluding the terms of its financial restructuring project.

INDEPENDENT News & Media (INM) chief executive Gavin O’Reilly has reiterated his confidence that the group can finally complete its financial restructuring in the next month and a further deadline extension to talks with bondholders will not be needed.

TELECOM billionaire Denis O’Brien will try to unseat the chairman of Independent News & Media at a showdown general meeting of the company’s shareholders on November 3.

Independent News & Media (INM) has today convened an extraordinary general meeting for 11am on November 3.

THE chances of Independent News & Media (INM) reaching a successful outcome in talks over its €200 million bond by the May 21 repayment deadline are only “50-50”, according to high-profile shareholder Denis O’Brien.

PEACE has seemingly broken out between the leading shareholders in Independent News & Media (INM), with Denis O’Brien welcoming the prospect of Gavin O’Reilly becoming the new chief executive of the group and hailing yesterday’s wide-reaching board change proposals as “the beginning of a new era” at INM.

Anthony O'Reilly is to step down as CEO of Independent News and Media (INM), it was announced this morning.

FINE GAEL was last night accused of using racist language as its call to “segregate” immigrant children with poor English provoked an explosive row.

The Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) says it supports the idea of setting up separate English clashes for foreign students with poor language skills.

The large number of people who rejected the Lisbon Treaty referendum over fears of an influx of immigrants was “extremely worrying”, an anti-racism watchdog warned tonight.

Racial tensions could increase in Ireland as the economy slows down and Irish people compete for jobs with foreign nationals, experts warned today.

IRISH people remain very positive about the state of their health despite more than one in three claiming to have a medical condition, new research shows.

A health report comparing health attitudes, beliefs and status among Irish and non-Irish nationals will be launched today.

The Chairperson of the Government's National Action Plan against Racism is refusing to take a stand on the dispute involving a member of the Sikh community and the Gardaí.

Denis O'Brien’s Communicorp Group Limited has purchased the three Irish radio stations owned by Emap plc, it was announced today.

IRELAND’S criminal law is not equipped to deal with racially motivated crime, it has been suggested.

SPORTS Minister John O’Donoghue has set January 1 next for the establishment of the National Sports Campus Development Authority.

SIGNIFICANT numbers of Irish people are worried about “future levels” of immigration, in particular the job replacement threat, according to a new survey on racism.

ONE in five people in the Republic could be from a non national background within a generation, according to Justice Minister Michael McDowell.

The steering committee overseeing the Government's National Action Plan Against Racism has accused the business sector of failing to embrace multiculturalism.

The National Action Plan Against Racism (NAPAR) has announced a €200,000 sports and recreation grant.

A HIGH-LEVEL steering group will ensure the Government’s anti-racism blueprint is implemented, the Taoiseach said yesterday.

Four new non-executive directors have been appointed to the board of Ulster Bank.