Demand for the new iPhone helped boost electrical goods retailer Dixons-Carphone’s sales in Ireland by 12% over the Christmas trading period.

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For the first time in 12 years, Cork City finally got their hands on the SSE Airtricity League trophy at the end of tonight’s final home game of the season and a 1-0 win over Bray Wanderes at a sold out Turner’s Cross.

I’m wired with a ‘glass half-full’ mentality so you will normally find me looking for the positives in both life and business.

Cork City manager John Caulfield has admitted that finding a replacement for Sean Maguire is “not going to happen straight away” as the Preston striker — a used substitute for his new club in their 0-0 draw with Leeds United on Saturday — waits to see if Martin O’Neill includes him when he unveils his Ireland squad today for next month’s World Cup qualifiers.

Sean Maguire equalled Pat Morley’s record of 20 Premier Division goals in a season for Cork as he signed off domestic action in style before his move to Preston.

Bray Wanderers 0, Dundalk 3: Robbie Benson’s first half double inspired Dundalk to fourth straight Premier Division win.

Weapons-obsessed Damon Smith built the device at home with a £2 clock from Tesco after finding an online al Qaida article entitled Make A Bomb In The Kitchen Of Your Mom.

Marks and Spencer has poached the head of UK car-parts seller Halfords to lead the turnaround of its struggling clothing business, handing one of the industry’s toughest tasks to a fashion novice.

Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny bemoaned the fact his side hadn’t won a penalty in the league in a year this week then saw his side concede two last night, as Bray Wanderers shocked the champions at Oriel Park.

First-half sales are expected to have increased by 11% on a yearly basis at discount clothing retailer Primark, which trades here as Penneys. 

The groundbreaking Diarmuid Gavin-backed Field of Dreams project for young adults with Down Syndrome is poised to become a reality.

You’ve all seen the John Lewis Christmas ad my now, right?

Bray Wanderers 4 Cork City 1: Bray gave Cork the worst possible FAI Cup final send-off on the last day of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division season.

British retailer Marks and Spencer plans to cut a net 525 jobs from its London head office, it confirmed yesterday, as new CEO Steve Rowe seeks to simplify the business and reduce costs.

It’s time for the dads of Ireland to ditch the washed-out band tees and cut-off cargo pants and take some style inspiration from one very nice guy, writes Carolyn Moore

The June Bank Holiday weekend always feels like the beginning of summer even if the weather is often rather mixed.

Shamrock Rovers 2 Bray Wanderers 0: Killian Brennan and Dean Clarke scored second-half goals to earn Shamrock Rovers a much-needed win against 10-man Bray Wanderers at Tallaght Stadium.

An airline security worker sacked for taking a copy of Time magazine from a rubbish bag had previously received a letter of commendation for discovering five 9mm bullets in an airport X-ray machine at Shannon airport.

"You've come to live in England because..?"

Galway United 4 Bray Wanderers 0

Fashion retailer French Connection sank deeper into the red yesterday after a poor sales performance over the spring extended into the following months.

Fashion retailer French Connection sank deeper into the red today after a poor sales performance over the spring extended into the following months.

Dundalk 6 Drogheda Utd 0: Dundalk took another huge step towards retaining the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division title with a crushing victory of neighbours Drogheda Utd in last night’s Louth derby at Oriel Park.

A man suspected of shooting two US TV news journalists dead during a live broadcast has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

Bray Wanderers 1 Drogheda United 0:

TWO key moves this week may put Cork city on the investor and retail radar, as the city centre inches back from the slack years of recession.

Cavan 10-25 Down 0-3

The eurozone summit has reached a unanimous agreement on the Greek bailout; A Co Laois community is grief-stricken after three friends died in a horror crash over the weekend; Minister Alex White has defended the new national postcode system as accurate, despite a number of complaints. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com

A disgruntled Irish woman’s complaint about the Marks and Spencer teabag policy has gone inexplicably viral.

Drogheda United 1 Dundalk 2: John Mountney’s deflected 90th-minute free-kick proved decisive as Dundalk snatched victory in an entertaining Louth derby at United Park last night.

Cork City 4 Drogheda United 1: A tremendous second half hat-trick from Billy Dennehy saw Cork City put an indifferent first-half performance behind them to move to within four points of leaders Dundalk at the top of the Airtricity League Premier Division with a 4-1 victory over Drogheda United at Turners Cross last night.