A parents’ group today urged schools to “pull up their socks” following a €10,000 award to a pupil who was bullied.

The Government has abandoned plans to grant state aid to the US multinational Intel to help it expand its factory in Leixlip, Co Kildare.

The world's largest chip maker Intel has narrowed its revenue forecast for the first quarter of 2004, disappointing the market.

Gardaí are attempting to trace the whereabouts of a 44-year-old man who has been missing since Saturday.

GARDAÍ said a teenager who slashed a woman as she walked her dog may strike again.