Irish companies are less concerned about the impact of crime than their global counterparts despite an increasing number falling victim to criminality with ever-greater financial consequences.

The elderly mother of former Fine Gael TD Michael Finucane had to be rescued from her flooded home in Foynes, Co Limerick, yesterday morning.

AN innovative service will ensure there is no longer any excuse for not attending the Christening, wedding or funeral of your nearest and dearest.

A momentous triumph for Kerry hurling yesterday, as Kerry Colleges tasted a first win in the Dr Harty Cup in Bishopstown with a thoroughly deserved victory over Waterford Colleges.

AN anniversary Mass in memory of the late great Christy Ring will be broadcast worldwide this Sunday on the internet.

IRELAND’S burgeoning eastern European population is helping to maintain the tradition of Lent as a time of increased prayer and attendance at religious services.

AROUND 40 members of the Polish community in Cork were confirmed by the Bishop of Cork and Ross, John Buckley, in a packed church last night.

JACK O’CONNOR’S remarkable achievement in leading Kerry to National League, Munster and All-Ireland football championship titles in his first year in charge last night earned him the ‘Manager of the Year’ by the Munster Council.

SPANISH student Maria Arroyo gave the higher level paper an emphatic thumbs up when she left the exam hall at St Augustine’s College in Dungarvan yesterday evening.

JOHN O’SHEA is the Park Hotel Waterford Sport Star of the Month for October.