A director of Permanent TSB has described as “an egregious breach of court process” a court bid by the bank and a group of directors to prevent any action aimed at disqualifying any of the directors from involvement in the management of a company.

Permanent TSB has 170,000 mortgages in arrears with a total value of €7.9bn.

Public interest directors on the boards of bailed-out banks have been summoned to the Oireachtas finance committee.

Public interest directors on the boards of bailed-out banks have been summoned to the Oireachtas finance committee, it was confirmed today.

Eight Irish authors are in with a chance of winning one of the world’s most valuable literary prizes after their books were nominated by libraries around the globe.

Public interest directors in bailed-out banks are to be hauled before the Oireachtas finance committee to explain their duties and roles, amid criticism of lenders.

Public interest directors on the boards of bailed-out banks have earned over €1m since being appointed but have never met or communicated with the finance minister about their roles.

A British writer has scooped the largest prize in the world for a novel published in English.

WITH 2012 being the centenary year of Titanic’s maiden voyage and tragic sinking, it is no surprise that our fascination with this most famous of ships is being resurrected.

THREE Irish novels have been nominated for a €100,000 book award.

Four Irish novels have been nominated for the world’s richest literary prize, it was revealed today.

FOUR Irish novels have been nominated for the 2011 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

‘Leaving Bere Island on the ferry I swore if we won Sam Maguire, I would return with only the clothes on my back and the porter money in my back pocket.’

WITHIN minutes of the referee’s final whistle sounding from the Croke Park pitch, the cars were motoring around Liberty Square in Thurles with horns blaring, passengers shouting “up Tipp” out the windows and thoughts already turning to the team’s homecoming.

THE second NAMA business plan explodes many myths expounded when it was originally advocated.

Irish Life & Permanent chairman Gillian Bowler has today the establishment of a new Committee to deal with Risk & Compliance issues.

Finance Minister Brian Lenihan today claimed Permanent TSB’s mortgage rate hike, which increases monthly repayments by up to €70, showed the benefits of the State bank guarantee scheme.

Irish Life & Permanent chief executive Denis Casey has today resigned from the Group.

IRISH banks are expected to formally appoint two board members from the panel of 12 names put forward by the Government before Christmas.

A FORMER tánaiste and a number of ex-ministers are on the Government panel from which the six major banks and building societies covered by the guarantee scheme are to select additional board members.

Leading qualifier Tara Delaney cruised into the last 16 of the Lancôme Irish Ladies Close Championship with a 3 and 1 win over Charlotte Crowe at Lahinch today.

Carlow's Tara Delaney led the qualifiers in the Lancôme Irish Ladies’

Galway's Sinead O’Sullivan hit a brilliant level-par 74 today to lead the Lancôme Irish Ladies’ Close Championship after the first qualifying round at windswept Lahinch.

AFTER their narrow escape against holders Douglas in the quarter-final, Killarney’s dominance in the Suzuki Southern District Ladies Senior Cup final was never in doubt as they ran out the easiest of winners against Limerick at Castletroy yesterday.