Cork-headquartered PCH International generated €510m ($710m) in revenue in 2011 — a 72% increase on the previous year.

Chances are that, unless you are part of that the minority among us who claim membership of the athletics community, you have never heard of Sanura Eley O’Reilly.

An independent group has begun inspecting the Chinese factories where Apple's iPads and iPhones are assembled, amid growing criticism over claims of horrendous working conditions.

Apple has announced that an independent group, the Fair Labor Association (FLA), has started inspecting the working conditions in the Chinese factories where its iPads and iPhones are assembled, a move inspired by the spate of bad press for its factories.

AMY FOSTER’S seventh place finish in the 200m final capped off a tremendous campaign for Team Ireland at the World University Games in Shenzhen, China.

DCU’s Brian Gregan put the finishing touch to a spectacular season when he set a new personal best of 45.96 seconds in the final of the men’s 400m at the World University Games in Shenzhen, China.

IMAGINE working every minute towards something for weeks, months and years and it all came down to one moment.

AFTER big runs over 1,500m (3:41.02) at the weekend and 10,000m (28:32.30) two weeks ago, Ciaran Ó Lionáird is all set for a return to Stanford on May 1 to tackle 5,000m.

ONE of the country’s leading businessmen has urged Irish companies to seize more opportunities abroad.

NICK FALDO is a step nearer to achieving his dream of building “the best and most unique links golf course in the world” at Bartragh Island off the Mayo coast.

3Com corporation and Huawei Technologies today announced that all government approvals have been secured for their joint venture.