I REGRET to say that I cannot tell my readers much about Irish bird activity this week other than what I can see in my garden or from the windows of the car parked alongside the bay.

A Northern Ireland company today announced a £10.5m (€15.3m) invstment in its business by leading venture capital companies.

TSUNAMI-wracked south east Asia appealed to would-be helpers today: take a holiday.

Japan is preparing to send hundreds of soldiers and several aircraft to Southeast Asia where memories of the imperial army’s brutal Second World War regime is still strong.