A SOPHISTICATED currency counterfeit operation uncovered in rural Co Laois was capable of producing millions of euro notes, gardaí suspect.

THE accountant who audited Frank Dunlop’s books resigned from the lobbyist’s company amid fears he was “in the firing line” over non-disclosure of transactions to the Revenue Commissioners, the Mahon Tribunal heard yesterday.

All the major political parties are tonight limbering up for the kick-off of the General Election campaign – on a soccer pitch.

THE annual post-Leaving Certificate hand-wringing is now under way regarding poor results and general lack of interest in science and mathematics.

ARDAGH plc is planning to return to the Irish glass market by distributing glass container products made at its Germany factory.

The former staff of the Irish Glass Bottle plant in Ringsend, Dublin, have rejected a Labour Court redundancy recommendation by 120 votes to 82.

The Green Party has called on the Government to set up a national recycling agency.

The Green Party has presented milk bottles to the former Irish Glass Bottle workers at a picket outside their old factory in Ringsend, Dublin.

Fine Gael has urged the Government to intervene to save Ireland’s only bottle recycling plant, which announced plans to close with the loss of 375 jobs yesterday.