A €5 blood test which identifies whether people with chest pains are at risk of a heart attack could improve treatment at A&E departments worldwide, researchers claim.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has urged Independent News and Media (INM) pension fund trustees to appeal the company’s plan to close its defined benefit pension scheme to the High Court.

Resource supply disruptions and rising prices spell trouble for companies that rely on scarce natural resources — unless trends change, says Mark Twomey.

With views in Britain divided over what form departure from the EU should take, Robert Harvey looks at the possibilities available to the UK, and finds they may satisfy nobody

A Co Mayo law firm representing hundreds of claimants has become the first in Europe to have a case relating to the global Volkswagen emissions scandal heard in court.

A man who raped his own disabled child for the production of child pornography has been jailed for 20 years.

A number of exploration firms are lining up to buy newly available seismic data on key offshore basins ahead of September’s deadline for applications in the Government’s latest licensing round.

An Irish-trained doctor based in Australia has claimed she tells her female trainees they should comply with the sexual demands of their superiors for the sake of their careers.

Shopping sprees by tourists are potentially worth €800m to the struggling retail sector both north and south of the border.

At a BirdLife Malta nature reserve last week, I watched three black-necked grebes swimming and diving in glorious Mediterranean sunshine.

New York has an uneasy relationship with the Middle East. I know there are some thoughts reverberating around some players’ heads, especially those whose childhoods were disrupted by the events of 9/11.

Kingspan has identified Latin America as the likely next step in its ongoing geographical expansion, with a presence in both Brazil and Mexico likely to be taken over the next few years.

The Irish flat thoroughbred racehorse rankings for 2014 were released yesterday, confirming once again the impact Irish-trained horses are having on the global stage.

DBRS, the world’s fourth-largest credit rating company, has agreed to be acquired by the Carlyle Group and Warburg Pincus for about $500m (€409m).

Rory McIlroy got the defence of his Australian Open title underway with a two-under-par 69 that leaves him just one shot off the clubhouse lead.

Liz O’ Brien ticked off her continental bucket list with a Contiki ‘European Highlights’ tour in London, Paris, Nice, Monaco, the French Riviera, Florence, Pisa, Rome, Rhine Valley, St Goar, Munich, Edam and Amsterdam    

Mediocre players from overseas are taking places in club squads that should be going to young English players, Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has claimed.

Kingspan is looking to double its revenue contribution from North America in the next five years.

IT SEEMS longer than two years since we drove the scintillating Ford Focus RS, which shredded the textbook for the hot-hatch

A star-studded Wallaby and All Black combined team could face the British and Irish Lions next November.

Global warming is depleting fresh water and crops, destroying coral reefs and melting the Arctic, the UN has warned in a report that concludes the world is ill-prepared to face many new threats.

Irish-founded engineering services group, Kentz has, even at this early stage, said it expects its full-year performance in 2014 to exceed expectations on the back of current trading levels and “business-winning opportunities” further increasing confidence amongst management.

Rising superpowers Brazil and India have been left off the list of ministerial St Patrick’s Day visits, despite claims by the Coalition the annual exodus is about trade not junkets.

Kerry-based business services group Fexco is to create 80 jobs as part of a significant expansion of its UK operations.

Employees of Shannon-based engineering equipment maker Mincon are set to be awarded around €1,000 per year of service as part of a €1.2m employee recognition payment plan.

THE critical and analytical thinking that employers want from workers is hard to measure. But responses of 12,700 third-level students in the first major survey of its kind go some way to analysing how much they are getting to use or develop such skills.

PlayStation 4 and Xbox One game consoles are being sold online here for close to €1,000, such is the demand for the products in the run-up to Christmas.

R&A chief executive Peter Dawson believes a new international qualifying series for the Open Championship will be more “rigorous” than International Final Qualifying which it replaces.

Ireland’s best doctors are being forced to seek work elsewhere because of deteriorating working conditions and severe budget cuts, a leading representative body has claimed.

Tommy Barker uncovers Cois Cuain, a West Cork coastal spot where the actor, and his many talented siblings, learned to run wild.

Relatives of an Irish tourist killed in an aircraft accident in New Zealand have joined others in writing to the country’s prime minister to urge him to bring in stronger safety enforcement.

The CEO of Australian media group APN, which counts Independent News and& Media (INM) as its largest shareholder, has bowed to investor pressure and resigned, along with four other directors.

A second shareholder in Australian media group APN has questioned its management decisions, following calls from Independent News and& Media (INM) for a change in leadership.

The Leinster Council have received an application from Europe GAA for their champions to compete in the provincial junior football championship this year.

The GAA is being asked to provide funds to international clubs planning on visiting Ireland for The Gathering.

The lawn is a natural playground for dogs and cats, but you can minimise the damage they cause, says Kya deLongchamps.

Donncha O'Callaghan and Mike Sherry have been named in Rob Penney’s first competitive 23 man squad for the visit to Murrayfield to take on Edinburgh in the RaboDirect PRO12 on Saturday (8pm).

Len Wiseman wanted to bring his own vision — and Colin Farrell — to his Total Recall remake, writes Alan O’Riordan

Kingspan has reported a strong set of first-half results — including a 23% year-on-year increase in pre-tax profits — but said it remains cautious in terms of full-year outlook.

The GAA Museum has unveiled its new temporary exhibition, ‘GAA — A Global Phenomenon’.

Irish energy management systems and services firm Cylon is to create 50 jobs over the next four years with an €11m investment in its new energy management division, it was announced today.