COSTUME designer Consolata Boyle last night received the inaugural Dublin International Film Festival Volta Award for excellence in film.

BANK of Ireland should reconsider, on ethical grounds, its multi-million euro support for a British pornography distribution company, Labour finance spokeswoman Joan Burton said last night.

BANK OF IRELAND has emerged as the major financial backer of a British company planning to become the first pornography distributors to float on the London Stock Exchange.