Neutralise your impact on the environment and choose a holiday that is committed to sustainable tourism, writes Ciara McDonnell

No man is an island. And only the privileged get the deeds to their very own isle. Sometimes the purchase is the goal. Then once the high wears off, it’s time to stampede back to the

What do the French and American governments, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Tesla’s Elon Musk and Virgin’s Richard Branson have in common?

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banking Group (CYBG) — which is headed up by former AIB CEO David Duffy — has laid out plans to challenge Britain’s big banks, betting that a re-brand as Virgin Money and growth in business banking will help it to shake up the market.

Jamaican-born, and raised in London, Johnson (66) is one of the most acclaimed chroniclers in the UK of the immigrant experience.

Virgin AtlanticVirgin Atlantic has posted its second consecutive year in the red as the airline was hit by the Brexit-hit pound, economic uncertainty and engine woes.

Today is International Women’s Day. It is a day to be happy and rejoice. We can decide to be either depressed or encouraged at the general state of gender equality, so let’s choose the latter.

Shares in struggling British regional airline Flybe soared as much as 115% after it said it had received an alternative financing offer aimed at keeping it in business.

Employment is on the rise but job interviews are still the biggest hurdle for prospective employees to overcome, writes Deirdre Reynolds

A BUDDHIST monk will often retreat by foot to the mountains to find some zen. But when RTÉ rugby pundit Brent Pope wants inner peace, he heads to the Wicklow Mountains on his cruiser motorbike, a burly Suzuki Volusia.

A group of Clare students have come up with an eco-friendly idea to help humans live in space — but they need €13,000 in sponsorship to get their plans to lift-off.

“If your answer is to work harder than before, then that’s probably not enough. Everyone works hard these days”. — Paul O’Connell, January 2018

Billionaire businessman Richard Branson shared his insights into entrepreneurship, leadership, delegating and work-life balance in Dublin yesterday, writes Padraig Hoare from the Pendulum Summit.

Theresa May’s infrastructure tsar has quit and delivered a scathing verdict on the Prime Minister’s handling of Brexit.

It’s all happening for the firm behind the first accurate breast milk flow monitor, writes Trish Dromey.

Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson said a conman posing as Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon attempted to dupe him out of $5 million (€4.25m) after lying about a kidnapping.

Last week, the US Department of Transport gave approval to low cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle to operate freely between the UK and the US, writes Joe Gill.

Richard Branson has shared photographs and video showing the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma on his private island Necker.

Here is a look at the impact of Hurricane Irma on individual countries and territories in the Caribbean as of tonight:

A recent survey ranks fear of public speaking higher than death, if you are in that category you are in good company, but there is also a lot you can do to reduce and manage any nerves you have, says Annmarie O’Connor

Major airline groups including Aer Lingus owner IAG have reported strong earnings for the first half of the year, boosting faith in a sector which is finally taking off for investors.

When Sean O’Hagan returns to Cork this week he hopes to visit the Apple complex in Hollyhill.

If some pit lane equipment would make your motoring dreams come true, just wait until next month. Manor, the now-defunct British-based Formula One team, is to auction off over 4,000 redundant parts in May.

Carol O’Callaghan meets Nina Kati, an interior designer who applies principles of the ancient Chinese practice of feng shui to Irish homes.

It’s the little things that make us that these days.

A member of staff at a prestigious private school has resigned after being filmed by an undercover reporter apparently discussing donations from a foreign family in return for a place for their child.

If there was a song to describe Michaela’s life right now it would be Queen’s ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’. The RTÉ2 Scorchio actress is "having a good time"  and staying in shape, even if it means living in fast-forward mode seven days a week, writes Irene Feighan.

The business success of WheyHey, a high-protein, low sugar and healthy ice cream, was hailed at Cork Chamber’s monthly business breakfast.

Sovereignty and immigration were the headline issues of Britain’s EU exit vote. David Kernek looks at possible gains and losses in jobs and trade.

Entrepreneur Richard Branson said he thought he was going to die after coming off his bicycle in a high-speed crash.

Jeremy Corbyn walked past empty seats because he wanted two together so he could talk to his wife, he said in response to a row over train overcrowding.

Richard Branson having a "pop" at Jeremy Corbyn over train seating shows the establishment is "absolutely petrified", the Labour leader's campaign director has said.

CCTV footage has been released appearing to show Jeremy Corbyn walked past empty train seats before he was filmed sitting on the floor complaining about the "completely ram-packed" carriages.

While Europeans were focused on the Brexit vote, others, further west, were gazing toward a more celestial horizon, and a new world of commercial possibilities.

It has been quite a week. Students of the dark arts of politics have been left with plenty to savour.