INVESTMENT in maritime area wind energy projects is being held back by the lack of clarity around the time it takes to assess planning applications.

IT has not been a good week for Irish politics with politicians seeking to embarrass each other rather than putting peace and the national interest first.

Post mortem examinations were due to be carried out today on the bodies of a five-year-old boy and his teenage sister who died as they played in the sea with an inflatable raft.