Pre-tax profits at the main Irish arm of internet security firm Symantec last year increased by 14% to €37.2m.

Irish and Canadian scientists will conduct fisheries research onboard Irish national research vessel RV Celtic Explorer, which has set sail from Galway bound for the Labrador and Newfoundland Seas.

FREE patient advice and services provided by pharmacists reduced GP visits by almost four million and unnecessary attendances at accident and emergency departments by more than 500,000 in 2007, a report claims.