Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Aer Arann, has today launched a new route to Newcastle Airport.

At the end of the week when Rangers and Portsmouth went into administration, is it sensible to question the prudent housekeeping of Arsene Wenger?

Peter and Dave Brewis have switched from pop to experimental, to a concept album that has only one copy, says Ed Power

People in North East of England thought an earthquake was happening but it is thought to have been a fast plane flying overhead.

Richard Branson's Virgin Money is to buy UK nationalised lender Northern Rock in a £747m (€873.87m) deal, the British Treasury announced today.

Diego Maradona is set to rest a number of key players in their final World Cup Group B clash with Greece.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today accused the Conservatives of planning to cut school funding and scrap NHS waiting list guarantees in order to fund tax breaks for millionaires.

A father today denied trying to kill his weeks-old baby by smothering him and poisoning him with powerful painkillers so he could continue living with the boy’s mother.

A SHIP with 4,000 tonnes on salt which was due into Limerick docks yesterday had to divert to Foynes due to freezing fog, forcing a convoy of 200 lorries to make an additional 80km round trip on the N69.

'X Factor' winner Joe McElderry would like to do a duet with his mentor on the talent show Cheryl Cole, he said today.

Sandwich chain boss and former Middlesbrough FC trainee Rocky Andrews has become the latest 'The Apprentice' candidate to be fired - after a catering task where his team walked away with a £160 (€175.81) loss.

An English man, wanted in connection with the rape of a teenage girl just over five years ago, has consented to his extradition back to the UK.

UK housebuilder Bellway today said reservations were 7% lower than a year ago after the credit crunch caused nervous consumers to put off house purchases.

A man wanted by the UK authorities in connection with the rape of a teenage girl five years ago has been remanded in custody by the High Court in Dublin today.

IT has not taken long for Alex to live up to his new nickname. On the day the Chelsea manager, Avram Grant, talked of style over substance there was no better time for ‘The Tank’ to showcase the full range of his impressive armoury.

Construction company McInerney Holdings today announced a pre-tax profits increase of 16% to €58m for the year ended 31 December 2006 compared to the 2005 result of €50.1m.

Alliance Boots today said it had signed contracts for the sale of almost all of the pharmacies it put up for sale in the wake of its £7bn (€10.5bn) merger.

The number of British businesses going bust jumped by nearly 11% in 2006, new figures show.

The ISEQ index of shares was in the red today, down 44.43 to 7602.38.

The ISEQ index of shares was in the red after early trading today, down 29.11 to 7617.7.

McInerney Holdings plc today announced it has acquired UK based Bowey Homes Holdings Limited, a regional home builder in the north east of England for €34.52m.

Police in Belfast searching for a missing teenager believe she may have travelled to relatives in the North East of England, it emerged today.

THE Football Association of Ireland’s international football consultant Bobby Robson is recovering from a weekend cancer operation and is likely to be out of action with the squad for at least six weeks.

Builders McInerney Holdings have created a new operational structure in the UK as part of a growth strategy.

Twenty golfers became millionaires on the European tour this year – in this season alone.

Supermarket group Somerfield is to take control of 114 smaller Safeway stores as part of a £260m (€374.4m) deal involving rival Morrisons, it said today.

One in every 20 households in London is worth £1m (€1.5m) or more, according to research out today.

McInerney Holdings plc has completed the acquisition of Alexander Developments, an independent house-building firm in the north-east of England.

Rock star Sting today said he was “praying” his voice would be fit on the eve of the opening date of his UK tour as he announced details of an extraordinary event next year.

British supermarket rivals Tesco and Sainsbury’s are circling cornershop chain Conveco in the latest round of consolidation in the convenience market, it was reported today.

Britsh transport group Arriva is considering expanding its continental European rail operations, it emerged today.