The European Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier is set to visit Dublin for talks on Brexit.

THREE out of every four Irish people on the verge of retirement will be almost completely dependent on state pensions, a study has revealed.

Industrial production in Ireland fell by 1% in January 2011 compared with December 2010, while industrial production grew by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU, according to a report published by the EU Commission today.

Ireland recorded the highest GDP growth rate in the EU during the first quarter of 2010, a new report said today.