A “generous gift” from a foundation closely linked to the royal family of Dubai and the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates is to fund four new professorships at Trinity College Dublin.

Cork-based recruitment firm PE Global is currently recruiting for in excess of 500 live jobs, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device roles, along with positions within the finance, IT, manufacturing, business and healthcare sectors.

International investment in areas outside of Dublin is in response to real business optimism, not sentimentality and goodwill, Linesight Consultants’ Niall Greene tells Pádraig Hoare.

It is a triumph to either the human spirit or man’s capacity for self-delusion that the tournament continues to be the repository of dreams...tune in, tun on and drop out, writes Michael Clifford

Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov insists he is comfortable with the level of scrutiny being directed at the World Cup hosts.

State-owned airport operator DAA has tabled bids for the running of a number of international airports, after having seen a successful first full year operating part of the King Khaled International Airport (KKIA) in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh.

QF9 was the call sign used by the Australian airline Qantas earlier this week for the first non-stop flight between Perth and London.

Chiffon cake, like the name suggests, is a very light, soft sponge. When made well it is delicious and melts in the mouth.

Des O’Driscoll shares the latest news from the entertainment world.

Donald Trump’s blistering attack on the Iran nuclear deal has emboldened extremists in the Middle Eastern country, writes Abbas Milani.

If Donald Trump reneges on the nuclear agreement, he will be destroying a rare example of broad international co-operation, writes Ana Palacio

IF, as expected, the Government approves the establishment of a new, independently operated terminal at Dublin Airport, the project would create a great number of enviable jobs and generate significant revenues for the exchequer.

The ban on laptops in the cabins of planes flying from the Middle East to the US is over, with federal officials saying that large airports in the region have taken other steps to increase security.

APRICOTS have a luscious perfumed smell that can evoke the far away warm climates of their origin.

The inaugural Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Dublin landed yesterday as the airline pleaded with the UN to intervene in the crisis which has seen the Middle Eastern country cut off from its neighbours. 

Valerie O’Connor enthuses on the many advantages of having your own herb garden, be it little or large.

While the US missile assault on Syria will make Putin and Assad pause for thought, one of the consequences of the attack may be a boost for Islamic State, writes Leonid Bershidsky.

The sun is shining and nothing gets you in the mood for summer like lemons, writes Valerie O’Connor.

The number of people seeking asylum in Ireland last year fell by almost a third.

JP O’ Malley speaks with Turkish writer Ece Temelkuran about the increasing dangers in Turkish society.

As it is the last week of 2016 I’ve taken my glass half-full tablets for this final column of the year.

Limerick is poised for another jobs jackpot.

It's all thanks to the Dublin accent.

Police investigating the attempted knifepoint abduction of an RAF serviceman said there may have been an element of “pre-planning” and they cannot rule out terrorism as a motive.

Christopher R Hill says we may balk at the hyper-nationalism of North Korea’s regime, but nationalism is on the rise globally — just look at Donald Trump’s White House campaign

An expansion by a Waterford-based healthcare company which makes cancer treatment drugs will create 200 highly-skilled jobs over the next five years.

Meetings of global central banks tend to be highly technical and are filled with financial programme acronyms and inflation expectation jargon.

The Monte Toledo oil tanker covered the uneventful voyage from Iran to Europe with a haul of one million barrels of crude in just 17 days, but its journey has been four years in the making.

Undeterred by sexual attacks blamed on migrants on New Year’s Eve, cannon fire followed by a rain of confetti heralded the start of Cologne’s annual Carnival, when hundreds of thousands of revellers take to the streets and pubs of the ancient German city for five days of boisterous partying.

Malaysia’s attorney-general has cleared the prime minister, Najib Razak, of any criminal offences or corruption, closing investigations into a murky, multi-million-dollar funding scandal that Najib’s opponents had hoped would bring him down.

Martin D Stern (Letters, January 6) wrongly suggests that in my letter on January 13 I was trying to imply Israel was ultimately responsible for recent Saudi executions.

Cutting-edge technology in Trinity College Dublin has helped to shed light on a ‘gladiator’ burial mystery that has baffled archaeologists for more than a decade.

In recent years, there hasn’t been much to like about the EU, with its low growth, high unemployment, political squabbles, xenophobia, stifling bureaucracy, and constant threats of a breakup.