In 2004, Ireland went further than any other country and banned smoking in the workplace. Publicans led the outrage, but ultimately it was seen as a success. Now, however, there are more challenges — and Ireland is lagging, reports Caroline O’Doherty.

Imagine if Apple, Google, or Microsoft, or any of those new imperialists who make Cecil Rhodes seem an avuncular philanthropist, offered to build a vast “gathering space” — a shop — in Cork’s Bishop Lucey Park, Galway’s Eyre Square, or, say, Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green.

The three owners of the Skeffington Arms Hotel in Galway last year had a dividend of €1.5 million as the Revenue reached a €4m tax settlement with the business, new figures show.

Dozens of parents who have children with cancer have joined forces to turn Ireland gold for a whole week.