THE route is all left turns, easily followed from the map. As we proceed north, and then west, we have views of the forested slopes of the Ballyhoura Range, Caroline Mountain, Knockduv, Carron and Seefin.

War reporter Tim Butcher and Irish nomad Manchán Magan are among those telling their tales at the Immrama festival in Lismore, writes Orlagh Ní Arrachtáin

National office urges people to have ‘healthy scepticism’ to services as sector unregulated

A HSE group tasked with battling Ireland’s suicide epidemic failed to spend almost a third of its budget last year due to serious delays in finding someone to lead the organisation.

If the hulking machines from ‘Transformers’ jumped celluloid to battle the monstrous title character from Godzilla, the resulting carnage would closely resemble the computer-generated sound and fury of ‘Pacific Rim’.

Angelina Jolie is deeply "upset" following her aunt's death.

The key post of director of the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) has finally been filled after being vacant for over a year.

The crypt and church of an East Cork town, with links to Walter Raleigh and Oliver Cromwell, is the focal point this weekend for the 10th annual Youghal Celebrates History conference.

Starting and finishing strongly, Kildare got off to a winning start in Division 2B of the Allianz Hurling League at Navan’s Pairc Tailteann.

Siobhan Cronin discovers some historic gems on the town’s back streets

ACCOUNTANCY and auditing giant Grant Thornton has called for a significant tightening of the loopholes in the existing Combined Code on Corporate Governance for publicly quoted Irish companies.

ICT Ireland, the association that represents the high-tech sector in IBEC, have revealed worries over spending commitments in schools.

MORE investment is needed in the promotion of maths and science at Irish schools.

THE Government spends barely one-third per student of the amount allocated in England on computers and technology in schools, business organisation IBEC has claimed.

The energy bill faced by Irish business has soared by €1bn in just three years, it was claimed today

THE business community has added its voice to calls for extra points for college entry for Leaving Certificate students who take higher level maths and science subjects.

IRELAND’s hi-tech sector lobbied MEPs in Brussels yesterday asking them to support Europe-wide patenting of computer implemented inventions.

A US civilian escaped an attempt to abduct him in the Afghan capital today, throwing himself from a moving car after his armed attackers had forced him into the trunk, officials and witnesses said.

THE cost of doing business in Ireland for technology companies has increased by 20% since 2002, according to study of business costs by industry lobby group ICT Ireland.