A 19th century incenses storage box from Japan shows a monkey holding a peach; while another is in the shape of a lute.

Ireland’s top-scoring school leaver is optimistic the country’s fortunes can turn around by the time he leaves college.

The mother of a young student who underwent surgery for serious head injuries after he collapsed at the end of a school rugby match has told the High Court she was upset when the school later advised her he could not stay there.

A student who was injured after he got a knock to the head during rugby training but played in the final minutes of a schools’ match 17 days later sustained another head injury and ended up brain damaged, the High Court has heard.

Holders Blackrock College remain on course to secure back-to-back Leinster Schools’ Junior Cup crowns after the Justin Vanstone outfit ruthlessly put CUS to the sword 53-0 in Donnybrook yesterday.

The €200,000 found hidden in the bathroom of the former mansion of Priory Hall developer and IRA hunger striker Tom McFeely will be handed over to bankruptcy officials in a matter of days.

Another €60,000 has been discovered stashed in the former home of one-time IRA hunger striker-turned-property tycoon.

Wake up and smell the roses at this Victorian home just a mile from Waterford City centre, writes Tommy Barker.

Bankrupt developer Tom McFeely has lost his latest court battle over the repossession of his family home on Dublin’s Ailesbury Road.

Property developer Tom McFeely has lost a High Court challenge against an order for possession of his family's house in Ballsbridge.

Lawyers for Tom McFeely admit his bitter complaint about the alleged showmanship surrounding the repossession of his Ballsbridge home is now "water under the bridge".

Lawyers for Nama have described an appeal by bankrupt developer Tom McFeely against the repossession of his Dublin home as "completely unmeritorious".

A hearing date may be set today for Tom McFeely's appeal against the repossession of his home in Dublin 4.

Priory Hall developer Tom McFeely has claimed in the High Court that his wife and children are on the side of the road.

Bankrupt developer Tom McFeely breached a court order and failed to disclose assets in a case brought over his failure to pay a €24,000 debt to a recruitment firm, a judge was told today.

The Priory Hall developer Tom McFeely has been evicted from his mansion home on Ailesbury Road in Dublin 4.

The bankrupt Priory Hall Developer Tom McFeely will be evicted from his mansion home on Ailesbury Road in Dublin 4 today.

A former IRA hunger striker-turned-property tycoon has avoided going back behind bars after successfully overturning a contempt of court judgment.

IN HIS address at the Cork Chamber Business Breakfast on December 20, the President of University College, Cork, Dr Michael Murphy stated that “there is extensive anecdotal evidence of many of our brightest students emigrating after completing Leaving Certificate for overseas education, and never returning”.

2011 began with the coutry in the grip of a big freeze. It ends with far more clement weather, but the business environment remains frosty.

RECOVERY in the property market? A bit like Kildare footballers, and Waterford hurlers, it’s a case of dragging out the cliche: “Maybe next year.”

A RECEIVER appointed to the former flagship firm of property developer, Bernard McNamara has realised over €3.1 million from the sale of assets of the company, new documents show.

THE Priory Hall scandal is not the first time property developer Thomas McFeely has been before the courts in recent years.

A disabled first-time buyer used his compensation pay-out from a motorbike crash to snap up a block of flats at Ireland’s latest distressed property auction.

A TAXMAN turned international investment tycoon has lost control of his exclusive Dublin property portfolio as Ireland’s “bad bank” chases his debts.

A tax man turned international investment tycoon has lost control of his exclusive Dublin property portfolio as Ireland’s “bad bank” chases his debts.

THE financial director of one of the country’s most exclusive private schools has been charged with stealing thousands of euro in funds from the elitist facility.

EACH year at this time my faithful readers are invited to behold the same Shakespearean scene. Three witches, hideous to behold, their cackling voices grating on the ear, gathered around a fire in the depths of the forest. As we draw nearer, we see them dropping unmentionable animal parts into a boiling, bubbling pot.

A MEMBER of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority sent an email declaring “happy days” and “our pension is now secured” after the DDDA board sanctioned the authority becoming involved in the purchase of the Irish Glass Bottle site at Ringsend, later bought for €412 million, the Commercial Court has heard.

A GARDA investigation has been launched into a top private school in one of the country’s most expensive areas after almost €250,000 went missing from its accounts.

AFTER bailing out big-time property developers, taxpayers are shelling out millions in rent every year to some of those same developers to house the offices of the state.

ACC Bank has registered judgments against a large number of properties, including Dublin’s exclusive Shrewsbury and Ailesbury Road, in an effort to secure repayment of loans made to developers Larry O’Mahony and Thomas McFeely.

ACC Bank has secured a summary judgment order for some €6.28 million against developer Thomas McFeely over non-repayment of a commercial development loan issued four years ago.

TENSIONS surrounding French President Nicholas Sarkozy’s lightning strike visit to Dublin erupted into the open last night as he was warned not to dare “dictate” to Ireland.

THE leafy avenues of Dublin’s embassy belt have been replaced by the rolling fields of Roscommon as the most desirable address in the land.

The Irish property market performed well during the last 12 months. House supply rose to record levels with 65,000 units coming on stream. And despite prices hitting record highs, record numbers of people still managed to buy.