Eir has hailed a significant milestone in revenues and earnings growth and predicted that questions hanging over its future ownership or plans for an IPO of its shares on stock markets will likely subside for the next few years at least.

A man facing jail for a string of road traffic offences offered his status as a wheelchair-user as mitigation — only for the judge to claim he had seen the same man walking towards him just a few months previously.

Eir could establish a free-to-air TV channel in the coming years to better compete with the likes of RTÉ and TV3 for lucrative sporting rights, including competitive Irish soccer internationals.

Eir is willing to sign a binding commitment to deliver high-speed fibre broadband to 300,000 homes and businesses at the centre of a year-long tug-of-war between it and the government.

Eir is one of the frontrunners for the lucrative National Broadband Plan contract.

IT’S a skilful writer who can weave together the last days of an infamous murderer and his high-profile manhunt without resorting to shock tactics or, even worse, reducing the severity of the crimes committed.

December’s record wet weather resulted in Eir incurring storm costs of around €500,000, the company said yesterday.

Eircom is set to build on its performance recovery by undertaking a rebranding exercise, which is set to be unveiled this month.

Eircom is on track to issue an IPO of its shares in the next two years after figures showed that the company’s fixed-line revenues had stabilised while sales from its mobile operations had increased.

Eircom is set to invest €18m in creating nearly 400 jobs over the coming five years in what will be the communications firm’s most significant recruitment programme for almost 30 years.

Eircom yesterday reported reduced revenues of €313m for the first quarter of the financial year — a 3% year-on-year decrease.

The board of Eircom has appointed Richard Moat as the company's new CEO.

Troubled former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne has said he can overcome the demons which saw him admitted to hospital in a drink-fuelled stupor.

Eircom has scotched talk of it being taken over by US telecommunications giant, AT&T, with management saying there is no truth in the rumour.

Eircom’s revenues fell by 6%, year-on-year, in the first nine months of its current financial year, with underlying earnings down by 1%.

Eircom is ahead of schedule in terms of its long-term recovery plan, its management has claimed, despite its latest annual results showing further earnings and revenue declines.

Survival expert Ray Mears has broken a three-year silence to speak of his role in the hunt for gun maniac Raoul Moat.

Pc David Rathband – the police officer shot and blinded by Raoul Moat – was found hanged, a coroner in Britain heard today.

The British policeman who was shot and blinded by crazed gunman Raoul Moat has been found dead at his home in a suspected suicide.

One of the two men who helped gunman Raoul Moat during his shotgun rampage - which left a man dead and a police officer blinded – lost a bid to win a reduction in his “excessive” sentence today.

A JURY at the inquest of cornered killer Raoul Moat, who blasted himself in the head with a sawn-off shotgun, has returned a unanimous verdict of suicide.

A jury at the inquest of cornered killer Raoul Moat will consider whether police should have used unauthorised Taser weapons on the night, the UK coroner has said.

The police officers who fired Tasers at cornered killer Raoul Moat said today that one missed and the other had no effect.

Raoul Moat likened himself to King Kong and the Incredible Hulk while on the run from armed police.

Cornered killer Raoul Moat told the first officer to confront him: “Shoot me, f****** shoot me” while holding a sawn-off shotgun to his head, an inquest into his death heard today

Raoul Moat’s ex-lover deliberately wound him up hours before he launched his murderous rampage, the killer’s best friend told an inquest today.

Gun maniac Raoul Moat warned his ex-girlfriend he was “going to go crazy” after she told him she wanted him out of her life, an inquest heard today.

Two men who helped crazed gunman Raoul Moat during his shotgun rampage which left a man dead and a police officer blinded were jailed for life in the UK today.

TWO men are facing jail after they were convicted of being gunman Raoul Moat’s henchmen during his murderous rampage.

Two men were facing jail today after they were convicted of being gunman Raoul Moat's henchmen during his shooting spree.

A mother wept as she described the moment gunman Raoul Moat shot dead her daughter’s boyfriend today.

Two men will appear in court today accused of helping gunman Raoul Moat during his seven days on the run.

An inquest into the death of a British company director whose firm supplied Tasers used during the stand-off with gunman Raoul Moat will open today.

The company which supplied the Tasers used by police in the stand-off with gunman Raoul Moat has had its licence revoked, the British Home Office said today.

The company that supplied the Taser guns used by police in the stand-off with gunman Raoul Moat breached its licence, sources confirmed today.

Residents of the town where where British murderer Raoul Moat ended his life were furious today after it emerged his ashes were scattered close by.

FAMILY, friends and strangers paid their respects to crazed gunman Raoul Moat yesterday.

Family and friends gathered to pay tribute to fugitive killer Raoul Moat at his funeral today.

A TWENTY-FIRST person was arrested today in connection with the investigation into fugitive gunman Raoul Moat.

The former girlfriend of Raoul Moat has said the gun killer raped her and beat her regularly.

TWO alleged accomplices of gunman Raoul Moat will face trial next year accused of conspiracy to murder.