Sean McDonnell is the singer with Cork based ska/punk band Pontious Pilate and The Naildrivers (“Yes we know we’ve spelled Pontious wrong!”).

A British life peer in dispute with a trust over his occupation of one of Ireland's finest Georgian mansions is engaged in an "orchestrated and calculated strategy" to delay the completion of the sale of the property, the Commercial Court heard.

The widow of a 79-year-old man who died as a result of spending 36 years of his working life being repeatedly exposed to asbestos particles has settled her High Court action.

Having sold 33.8 acres of Limerick residential development land at Castletroy for up to €8.5 million, or €375,000 an acre, agents Savills now have a similar sized 21-acre lot on the other side of the city, price-guided at €200,000 per acre at Mungret.

The search for the missing plane taking Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala to his new team in Wales was called off for the night last night with authorities not expecting to find any survivors in the English Channel.

Ciara McDonnell talks to three entrepreneurs about their first year of business, and the lessons they learned along the way.

Sorting out Cork people for ages...

Leo Cullen was giving the press his take on Leinster’s crushing Champions Cup semi-final defeat of Scarlets at the Aviva Stadium last Saturday evening when his day brightened that little bit more with news that the province’s ‘A’ side had reached the final of the British & Irish Cup, writes Brendan O’Brien.

Boosted with the hope of finer weather, Peter Dowdall can’t wait to go in search of a particular impatiens.

A legal action concerning the proposed sale of a mansion in Co. Kilkenny is not proceeding, the High Court has been told.

The Revenue said it received information on €84m in offshore assets before a late spring deadline, and confirmed it will investigate the latest revelations made in the so-called Paradise Papers.

The Revenue Commissioners may have to appear before an Oireachtas committee and answer questions on tax-avoidance revelations about offshore accounts used by Bono, banks, and others.

The ministers, including Paschal Donohoe, are meeting in Brussels today and will be discussing the fallout from the so-called Paradise Papers.

Three stars of the television sitcom Mrs Brown’s Boys diverted more than £2m (€2.26m) to a tax-avoidance scheme, according to the Paradise Papers leak that has revealed the offshore investments of numerous high-profile celebrities.

A leading offshore law firm with clients including the super-rich and international corporations has revealed it suffered a "data security incident" that may result in customers' private information being leaked.

The winning exhibitors in the main championships at the 2017 Tullamore Show & AIB National Livestock Show were as follows.

Ireland’s shockingly slow broadband speeds have been shown to be among the slowest in Europe. Business organisations have called on Government to step-up to provide proper high-speed broadband, otherwise jobs could be lost, they warned.

Peter Dowdall extols the virtues of lavender, which when in full bloom comes alive with the buzzing of bees and butterflies, and fills the air with an aroma which can’t truly be replicated.

The hotels arm of Pat Doherty’s Harcourt Developments Group booked revenues of €60m last year, saying that it hasn’t been unduly affected by Brexit and the drop in the value of sterling against the euro and the dollar.

After living abroad for 13 years, Irene Halpin Long wasn’t prepared for was the loneliness she felt once the excitement of returning home had died down. But she persevered to settle down again.

Rupert Murdoch’s £11.7bn (€13.2bn) bid to take full control of Sky has been given the green light by regulators in Ireland, leaving the UK’s decision the last remaining hurdle for the deal.

In the depths of New Jersey commuter country, Tuesday morning was all about shaking off cobwebs.

Burning Man is not a festival. There is no festival format, says Harley K Dubois.

A portion of the tri-colour, which was flown at Jacob's factory in Dublin during the Easter Rising, has been presented by a Jersey family to Glasnevin Museum.

An American Senator has issued an open invite to Irish citizens to emigrate to the United States.

The impact of Brexit is to be debated by Irish and British politicians at a meeting next week.

From iconic movie costumes to personal letters, the world is about to witness the biggest Marilyn Monroe auction ever. And it’s all on show in Ireland from today. Vickie Maye meets the man behind the auction.

A Texas woman who underwent surgery on her jaw now speaks with a British accent. She has a rare neurological disorder.

Mystery still surrounds the disappearance 11 years ago of a US backpacker who was only yesterday officially pronounced dead at an inquest in Ennis, Co Clare.

Why would law makers discommode influential and supportive friends? asks Michael Clifford

British prime minister David Cameron said he did not have “anything to hide” about his financial affairs as he revealed that he and his wife sold shares worth more than £30,000 in an offshore tax haven fund set up by his late father. 

Former Fine Gael strategist Frank Flannery has denied any knowledge of links between him and an off-shore British Virgin Islands account, saying he left the exact details of his financial deals up to his now deceased accountant.

The family of a student cleared of rape and sexual assault said they have been through 15 months of “absolute hell”.