The ISEQ index of Irish shares closed down 13.15 points to 6126.96 today.

Budget airline Ryanair will seek legal action if Italy’s civil aviation authority denies it permission to operate one of three new domestic routes due to start this month.

THE former Tyco International executives accused of pilfering company funds for lavish homes and decadent parties spent the money like lottery winners, but they “didn’t win the jackpot, they stole it” a prosecutor said yesterday.