Brian Lohan has been appointed Clare hurling manager, his ratification arriving at the outset of a county board meeting dominated by the social media abuse directed at members of the executive.

The Cavan-headquartered building materials group Kingspan paid its executive directors a combined €9.4m last year — nearly €4m more than in 2010.

PROVEN Energy Ltd, the Scottish wind-turbine maker forced into receivership last month because of a product fault, was sold to Kingspan Renewables Ltd.