Kya deLongchamps reports on the work on Johnstown Castle in County Wexford

THE Ladbrokes.com Irish Derby is generally acknowledged as the greatest greyhound race in the world and its status is to receive a major boost this year with the news that a strong Australian challenge is being lined up for the classic which is set to commence on August 4th.

THE financial calm of the business hub of the South West - Cork’s South Mall - abruptly shattered when the city’s only homegrown stockbroking firm went to the wall.

FINANCE Minister Charlie McCreevy is investigating changing legislation following a High Court ruling which permits the confiscation of client funds held in trust to pay the costs of a receiver.