Senator Ivor Callely's High Court action aimed at quashing a a finding that he misrepresented his normal place of residence in order to claim expenses has been adjourned to October.

"DISGRACEFULLY little" of the wealth generated in the Irish economy during the last 15 years has been re-invested in research and development, one of the country's most outspoken trade unionists has warned.

A BAD budget could fatally damage the prospects of reaching a new national wage deal, Irish Congress of Trade Unions president, Joe O’Toole, said last night.

A leading trade unionist has told the country's business elite they should either pay Irish taxes or clear out of the country.