EVERY year I take the Ballymaloe Cookery School teachers on a skite to London to eat, drink and be very merry all in the way of research.

PLANS for Ireland’s first skyscraper — the U2 Tower — has become the latest victim of the economic downturn.

Internationally renowned British architect Norman Foster was today announced as the visionary behind Ireland’s first skyscraper – the U2 Tower.

The Swiss owner of the iconic Gherkin tower in London today said it would axe up to 2,000 jobs by the end of next year.

Woody Allen’s eagerly-awaited London film Match Point receives its world premiere in Cannes today.