The hotels arm of Pat Doherty’s Harcourt Developments Group booked revenues of €60m last year, saying that it hasn’t been unduly affected by Brexit and the drop in the value of sterling against the euro and the dollar.

Profits at one of the country’s most popular visitor attractions, Titanic Belfast, jumped by 57% last year to £1.25m (€1.44m).

Britain will impose a hard border on the island of Ireland as it leaves the European Union regardless of its impact, a senior Sinn Féin MP has said.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Pre-tax profits at the firm that operates the North’s most popular visitor attraction last year declined by 31% to £800,697 (€1m).

Since Tom Brady and Deflategate earlier this year, the match ball in sport has come under scrutiny, but the chances of such an episode being repeated at Croke Park on Sunday are slim to none, writes John Fogarty

Dublin chairman Sean Shanley said they will in all likelihood contest Diarmuid Connolly’s red card in an attempt to make him available for Saturday’s All-Ireland semi-final.

The referee at the heart of the disputed goal in Limerick’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier win over Westmeath in Mullingar last Sunday said he never doubted he and his umpire had made the right call in awarding the score.

RTÉ cameras did not conclusively prove Limerick should have had a goal disallowed against Westmeath, according to the GAA’s national games administration and national match officials manager Pat Doherty.

Pre-tax profits at the firm that operates the five-star Lough Eske Castle Hotel near Donegal town declined by 25% to €738,081 in 2013. The hotel is owned by Donegal man Pat Doherty’s Harcourt Developments which recently obtained unlimited status, meaning the property group is no longer required to file accounts.

ESB full-year results published yesterday show operating profit fell by €132m in the year amid tough conditions caused partly by lower prices.

Liam Ó Maonlaí plays in aid of the Headwat Group but it was after the gig the real session happened.

Pat McEnaney would like to see the use of two referees in hurling experimented with in the National League.

A Wexford footballer could face heavy sanctions from the GAA over contentious remarks relating to Anthony Nolan’s officiating of Sunday’s All-Ireland qualifier contest between Wexford and Laois.

The GAA have moved to clear up the confusion surrounding hurling penalties and 20 metre frees ahead of this weekend’s Championship games.

RTÉ pundits met GAA officials on Saturday to get a rundown on new football rules as well as interpreting rules in both codes ahead of this year’s championship coverage.

President Michael D Higgins has hailed the transformation of relations between Britain and Ireland, from doubt to trust and mutual respect. In a historic address to Britain’s Houses of Parliament — the first time Ireland’s head of state has been given the honour — Mr Higgins said the two countries now have a closeness that once seemed unachievable.

President Michael D Higgins has hailed the transformation of relations between Britain and Ireland, from a period of doubt to trust and mutual respect.

The group of unions at ESB has threatened legal action if the company’s annual accounts do not refer to its pension scheme as defined benefit and as a “balance of costs” scheme.

Up to 500 people are expected to attend a homecoming party for John Downey in Co Donegal.

The advantage rule — not the black card — has surprisingly proven to attract the most interest from the GAA public, according to match officials manager Pat Doherty.

Keel chairman William O’Shea is convinced the black card will destroy small rural GAA clubs.

Operating profits at the Dublin-based property group behind the iconic €100m Titanic Quarter development in Belfast last year more than doubled to €25.9m.

Sooner or later Limerick hurling will stop breaking mirrors, walking under ladders or whatever superstition it is they seem to keep doing.

Two companies experiencing difficulties in 2011 still found enough money to support Fine Gael.

The GAA admit there is a possibility umpires officiating at Croke Park may rely too much on Hawk-Eye points detection technology.

It was a glitch Croke Park prayed wouldn’t come to light and now their fears have become so understandable.

Limerick will ask Croke Park to review the legitimacy of their Division 1B final defeat after it was revealed Dublin unknowingly fielded an illegal player.

The GAA has emphatically dismissed Ciarán McKeever’s astonishing claim that he has been “headhunted” by match officials.

The GAA’s national match officials manager Pat Doherty says he has been given no reason to believe the organisation is facing a refereeing shortage.

Mandatory eye examinations and fitness tests are on the way for all inter-county umpires.

Every year, in the run up to Christmas, Croke Park releases its Master Fixtures for the 12 months to come and more often than not it is digested and spat out by the masses within the blink of an eye.

The GAA have said no rules were breached by Mayo in using eight substitutes in yesterday’s All-Ireland semi-final.

The GAA have warned that comments made by inter-county players on Twitter can be considered as bringing the organisation into disrepute.

Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness is to make a keynote speech on British/Irish relations in London tonight.

GAA President Liam O'Neill has announced his new committees to oversee areas such as games adminstration, discipline, hurling and football development, referees, finance, youth and playing rules.

GAA bosses have denied inter-county referees’ expenses could be reduced to comply with tax requirements.

The GAA’s official refereeing authorities are indifferent to news that an unofficial match officials body is being established.

The Government has been accused of reneging on a deal struck during the North's peace talks after pulling the plug on funding for a major cross border road link.