Students putting the final touches to projects for next month’s BT Young Scientist competition have the added incentive of up to €2,000 each towards a university education.

The Irish Examiner’s innovative use of social media was rewarded at the inaugural Cork Digital Marketing Awards today.

A recent survey has found that 79% of students have admitted accessing social media at school, with 44% of students accessing it between one and five times in every school day.

Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring was still in the saddle when he launched the 141st show in the RDS, Dublin, yesterday.

* The World Flower Show will run at the RDS, Dublin from June 19 to 22.

Antique furniture, collectibles, including Irish Currency Commission notes, books, silver and porcelain are among the lots on offer at Limerick Auction Rooms, Garryglass Industrial Estate, next Wednesday, 5pm.

Counting of votes has begun this morning in the referendum on whether to abolish the Seanad.

Irish craft beers are worth toasting

Bed and breakfasts are set to make major gains this year, figures show.

Ireland has reversed its “rip-off republic” image and is now giving tourists the best value-for-money rates in over a decade.

People must be heard in the global debate to end poverty and climate change. Ireland has a unique chance to influence a just and sustainable future, if they have their say, says Hans Zomer

Ireland’s father of invention, physicist Dr Tony Scott, was busy yesterday judging the latest batch of budding boffins at the Young Scientists Exhibition.

MARY HANAFIN says she is ready to lead Fianna Fáil — if they will have her.

BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2010 winner Richard O’Shea was awarded the Adene Special Prize for his work in the field of energy at the EU Contest for Young Scientists in Portugal last night.

CLAIMS that products sold by health guru Tony Quinn could help achieve weight loss and could treat serious ailments have been criticised by the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland.

JUST over a year since he made an international debut against Canada, things could hardly be better for Limerick’s latest rugby star Keith Earls, as he prepares for another Test game against Fiji at the RDS, Dublin, tomorrow.

WE may be strapped for cash but we have an abundance of hope in our young people, according to Sr Stanislaus Kennedy, chairwoman of Young Social Innovators.

FARM skills are all you need if you fancy a trip to New Zealand. Shortage of farm staff has left many positions available, ideal for those who wish to combine work with travel and exploration.

PEOPLE crave family time and financial security ahead of affordable childcare and a better health service, according to a family-based internet survey.

FRIDAY the 13th proved to be a lucky day for a budding scientist yesterday when 14-year-old Aisling Judge became the youngest winner of the BT Young Scientist of the Year.

WHILE tourism is heading for a record 2004 high, prices could undermine the sector long-term, warn tourism chiefs.

WORMS replacing dogs as man's best friend is one of the novel theories being aired at the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition which opens to the public this morning.

KEEPING the Special Olympic flame burning in people’s hearts after the Games will be the biggest challenge of all, the chief coordinator of the European Year of People with Disabilities (EYPD) in Ireland declared yesterday.

IMAGINE having to cope with more than 52,000 people visiting your home over the holiday weekend.