The architect Kevin Roche has died, aged 96, in Connecticut.

His name was at the centre of this week’s frivolous All-Star arguments, but newly-crowned All-Star goalkeeper Rory Beggan is keeping himself at the top of the agenda by scoring an audacious point from play in Scotstown’s Ulster club win over Burren on Sunday.

The Irish Examiner columnist Michael Clifford told aspiring journalists how much he loves picking up one thread of a story and then finding another.

The country risks missing a once in a generation chance to renew national infrastructure and private sector finance must be harnessed to deliver vital public investment, the chief executive of business and employer group Ibec will tell its business leaders conference today.

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams used his speech at Sinn Fein’s ard fheis at the weekend to launch a critique, not against the caretaker government, but against Fianna Fáil and Micheál Martin.

A Cork IT recycling firm has won a Deloitte Best Managed Companies Award.

Contract catering company Fitzers Catering last year recorded a pre-tax loss of €633,537, newly filed accounts show.

The Department of Agriculture has identified a suspected case of BSE in Co Louth; Lord of the Rings actor Cristopher Lee has died at the age of 93; Traveller families are refusing to move 200 yards from their old cramped halting site to a new purpose-built €5m housing scheme in Cork. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

The HSE is paying millions to homecare providers but the sector remains unregulated, leaving thousands of elderly people at risk of poor quality care, abuse and medication errors, an expert in quality healthcare compliance has warned.

Up to €1bn more is likely to be invested this year by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, the State-backed vehicle which has replaced the National Pensions Reserve Fund.

IN THE last few days, almost 1,000 migrants were rescued from three overcrowded skiffs off Libya. 

Ireland has the potential to become a significant player in the gaming industry, writes Ailín Quinlan

You hear a lot about how sports people are role models for our kids.

Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions of a woman’s life and it’s never too early to start planning, writes Paula Neary

Higher revenues and larger workforces are on the way in 2015, according to a survey of more than 800 businesses carried out yesterday.

Ireland has the capacity to become a new technology hub for central and Eastern European firms looking to access the US market, according to professional services giant, PwC.

The hunt for more sustainable foods — which includes growing meat in a lab and using mealworm as a protein source — should also include assessing their potential to cause allergic reactions, food allergy experts have warned.

Public hospital services for treating children with allergies are completely swamped with year-long waits for first appointments, and three-year waits for a vital food allergy test at the country’s most established paediatric allergy centre.

A formal complaints mechanism that lets doctors resolve issues raised by patients — before any possible litigation — could ease pressure on medics, according to a GP.

Daniel O’Donnell has revealed his wife Majella has finished her cancer treatment and they are both looking forward to spending Christmas together.

Alex Ferguson may have poured scorn on Roy Keane’s managerial abilities in his recent book but he believes serving as Martin O’Neill’s lieutenant with Ireland can be the Cork man’s ticket back to the big time with a Premier League club.

More than one-in-five Irishmen are suffering in silence from premature ejaculation, according to international experts on sexual health.

Irish agri-food will meet the goal it has set itself of growing annual exports to €12bn by 2020, says Irish Exporters Association (IEA) chief executive Colin Lawlor.

Survivors of abuse at Christian Brother schools have accused organisers of a Christian Brothers commemoration event this weekend of attempting to muzzle them by not allowing them to speak.

Treasury Holdings has been granted a preliminary High Court hearing, for this morning, challenging a move by Nama to appoint receivers to a number of its Irish-based properties following the non-repayment of the company’s loans to the agency.

FOOD producers believe they can consolidate 2011’s record €8.85 billion export performance this year, according to Bord Bia chief executive Aidan Cotter.

IRELAND’S economic recovery will continue to gather momentum next year while its attractiveness as a business environment has not changed.

IN a way, this is an exercise in futility.