About 47 areas will be prioritised for flood risk prevention measures in January, Office of Public Works minister Kevin “Boxer” Moran has announced.

The Thai government today extended for three months a state of emergency in the capital and 18 provinces in the wake of bloody, anti-government demonstrations which pushed the country close to chaos.

Tony Blair went too far when he applied “irresistible pressure” to end the Serious Fraud Office’s investigation into alleged bribery and corruption involving arms deals between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia, the High Court was told today.

National Irish Bank was rounded on last night after the findings of the two High Court Inspectors were published yesterday.

Irish mobile payments company Agile has been bought by Boston-based MoreMagic Holdings Inc.