The author of allegedly defamatory material posted about the Irish-based exploration company, Petroceltic International, and two of its executives on a blog, is a “malicious mischief maker,” a High Court judge has said.

The US owner of blogging site WordPress.com has been directed by the High Court to identify the author of allegedly defamatory material posted about Irish-based exploration company, Petroceltic International, and two of its executives.

Irish exploration firm Petroceltic has put the blame for its recent share price slide squarely at the door of activist investor Worldview Capital Management, accusing it of trying to force a sale of the company.

I OFTEN repeat to myself a version of the words “that you are breathing now, this moment, alive in time, at the same time as I, and that I can only hold my breath at the thought,” writes Victoria White.

The potent attacking arsenal available to UCC was rolled out for all to see as they overcame the shock of an early Cork IT goal to rout their Cork rivals in the Sigerson Cup at the Mardyke today.

The potent attacking arsenal available to UCC was rolled out for all to see as they overcame the shock of an early Cork IT goal to rout their Cork rivals in the Sigerson Cup at the Mardyke today.

Waterford 3-12 UCC 1-9: McGrath Cup final: Silverware in the southeast: Waterford collected a first McGrath Cup in over 30 years with an emphatic win over UCC in Fraher Field, Dungarvan on Saturday.

Waterford have claimed their first McGrath Cup title in 34 years, with goals from Maurice O’Gorman, Gavin Nugent and Joey Veale helping them to only their second ever title, at Fraher Field tonight.

The Battle of Kinsale in 1601 was the highlight of a three-month siege of Spanish forces in the town and ended their hopes of conquest. Tom Hickey takes a look at a new book on this landmark moment in Irish history.

Two former executives of defunct Russian oil company Yukos Oil have joined the board of Irish explorer Petroceltic.

Petroceltic’s contentious $100m-share placing plan is expected to get the green light next week, on the back of the firm agreeing a major restructuring of its board with its largest independent shareholder.

UCC 1-12 Cork IT 1-9

Tom Hickey says the burden of facial disfigurement led to despair, until Trish came into his life, opening a door to a world of happiness

Location: Limerick

UCC 0-15 CIT 0-15 (aet)

The bonfires were blazing in Bandon on Saturday following the town’s U19 rugby team scooping the All-Ireland title — although the players have been urged to mind the celebrations ahead of another final this weekend.

Investments costs in expanding into new British and European markets resulted in Ireland’s best-known talent agency recording a loss last year.

The oil firm PetroNeft Resources has provided an update of its operations in Russia which show that one of its wells has a flow rate of 540 barrels of oil per day (bopd).

Soap matriarch Biddy White Lennon has revealed how she believes television farming dramas, The Riordans and Glenroe, played a role in educating Catholic Ireland on contraception and divorce.

Directors’ remuneration at Irish exploration company Petroceltic rose $600,000 (€469,000) last year to just under $2.1m.

A sailor whose name remains etched in a rock 90 years after he drowned in Youghal Harbour is to be ceremoniously remembered this week.

Cusack is suitably woebegone as the poverty-stricken Poe, the expression in his melancholy eyes constantly vacillating from depression to rage and perhaps even madness, and he gets strong support from Luke Evans as the dogged Detective Emmet Fields and Brendan Gleeson as the scenery-chewing Colonel Hamilton, father of Poe’s love interest, Emily (Alice Eve).

Actor David Kelly got one final standing ovation as his coffin was carried out of his local parish church at the end of his funeral Mass in Dublin yesterday.

LABOUR presidential candidate Michael D Higgins refused to call on his rival David Norris to put controversial clemency letters into the public domain.

YOU can take a winner at Clonakilty Agricultural Show anywhere.

A COMPANY that operates an agency representing some of Ireland’s best known film and stage actors, writers and comedians went into the red last year.

IRISH oil and gas exploration company Petroceltic – which has its main operational focus in North Africa and the Mediterranean – has appointed former Tullow Oil chief financial officer, Tom Hickey, as its corporate development officer. Mr Hickey joins the Petroceltic board with immediate effect and will take up his new role at the beginning of next month.

Petroceltic International have today announced the appointment of Tom Hickey as Corporate Development Director.

ON A day when villagers should have been discussing the New Year’s Eve entertainment in Silvermines’ only pub, Hickey’s, they were instead huddled in groups discussing the tragic events of the previous night.

A film for all of us who work at home, often in housing estates that become deserted wastelands where the other residents have headed off to offices and workplaces to sample human contact.

SHARES in exploration company Tullow fell 25 cents to €10.95 in afternoon trading Dublin yesterday after it despite issuing a strong trading statement on the outlook for the current year.

Tullow Oil announced this morning that Chief Financial Officer of the company, Tom Hickey, is to resign.

PAYMENTS to directors of Tullow Oil increased by nearly 32% to £5 million (€6.2m) last year.

TULLOW Oil has said exploration will focus on Africa and India this year to boost reserves.

THE pre-Christmas excitement surrounding Kilkenny on one of the year’s busiest shopping days was shattered in cruel and brutal fashion with the killing of local postmaster Alan Cunniffe, a single man in his 30s, seconds after an armed robbery yesterday afternoon.

AN estimated 10,000 people attended the Bantry Agricultural Show last Sunday.

ALTO, the body representing new entrant operators in Ireland’s telecoms market has expressed its frustration at the lack of progress in local loop unbundling.

A NEW board of the overhauled Abbey Theatre was announced yesterday by Arts Minister John O’Donoghue, in a move aimed at putting expertise in place to better manage the troubled national theatre.

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IRELAND has come near the bottom of the class in the latest survey of broadband internet penetration.

CORK Summer Show revived memories of its glory days last weekend, reverting to a two-day event, and bringing back cattle and sheep classes after an absence of a couple of years.

Enterprise and Employment Minister Micheál Martin talks to Political Editor Harry McGee about the trials and triumphs of eight years in office.

Irish director Damien O’Donnell has high hopes that, Inside I’m Dancing, will score with cinema-lovers on its release later this week.