Officials have moved to reassure the public that a large sinkhole which appeared close to a former zinc and lead mine shaft at the weekend does not present a danger.

LUNDIN MINING said yesterday that it has “anticipation of future good results” from a 350sq km silver, lead and zinc prospect it co-owns in Co Clare.

HENRY de Bromhead is targeting Loosen My Load at the new two-and-a-half-mile novice chase at Cheltenham following his run at Leopardstown two weeks ago.

ALL the land used to grow sugar beet could be needed to produce grain for a proposed bioethanol plant at Belview Port, in south Co Kilkenny, on the River Suir.

DIARMUID O’FLYNN (DO’F): Michael, why is that so many former players stay involved in Kilkenny?

IRISH mining company, Belmore Resources — which co-owns a 350sq km zinc, lead and silver prospect in Co Clare — is sizing up expansion opportunities in mainland Europe and could consider a stock market listing in Dublin in the longer term.

Alpha Ridge may seek a second consecutive victory in the Galmoy Hurdle after proving a disappointment over fences at Leopardstown.

LUNDIN Mining Corporation has announced some of the best ore grades to date close to its mine in Galmoy, Co Kilkenny.

The village of Galmoy has been hit by depopulation and the demise of local services, while planning and drink-driving laws have also had an impact.

The Galmoy mine in Co Kilkenny will remain closed today following the death of a worker.

MANAGEMENT and workers from the Lundin zinc mine in Galmoy, Co Kilkenny, are to meet with the Labour Relations Commission next Tuesday.

LUNDIN MINING, the Swedish and Canadian-listed exploration company which owns and operates the Galmoy Mine in Co Kilkenny, is confident of increasing its exploration interests in Ireland.

TWO separate investigations have been launched into a weekend blast incident in which a mine worker lost his right hand.

Health and Safety Authority Inspectors this afternoon launched an investigation into an explosion at a Co Kilkenny mine in which a man lost his right hand.

FORMER Communications Minister Michael Lowry has admitted he ignored the advice of his senior civil servants in agreeing to meet businessmen involved in bidding for the State’s second mobile phone licence during 1995.

RICHARD Conroy, responsible for the discovery of the Galmoy ore body, is optimistic he has another winner on his hands and this time it’s gold.

THE cloister-type existence of the ordinary shareholder, who has to depend on divine inspiration rather than raw data for investment insights, manifested itself again this week in the Arcon affair.

THERE will be no sin bins or experimental rules in the exhibition game between the 2003 and 2004 Vodafone GAA Allstar football squads in Hong Kong next Saturday.

The board of ARCON International Resources Plc has appointed Peter Kidney as chief executive designate to replace Kevin Ross, who is stepping down as CEO in August to take up a similar position overseas. He will remain on the ARCON board as a non-executive director.

Mining company Arcon has withdrawn protective notices issued to 200 staff last week after SIPTU lifted its overtime ban at the Galmoy, Co Kilkenny plant.

ARCON’S streak of loss making results continues with the zinc mining company reporting pre-tax losses of €14.65 million for 2002 bringing accumulated losses to €94.5m.

MICHAEL LOWRY seemed indifferent when he named the top two contenders for the country’s second mobile phone licence in early October 1995, the Moriarty Tribunal heard yesterday.

THE opening statement of the Moriarty Tribunal’s latest module investigating the awarding of the country's second mobile phone licence has revealed the following information, claims and counterclaims.

Arcon International Resources PLC announced the third set of outstanding results from the exploration drilling programme within the mining area of its Galmoy zinc mine in Ireland.

THE 200 people employed at the Sir Tony O’Reilly owned Arcon zinc/lead mine in Killkenny will have to wait until zinc prices rise before they can get a pay rise it emerged yesterday.