Fiann Ó Nualláin follows in the footsteps of the Fianna as he explores a province’s hills and vales.

Building insulation specialist Kingspan is hopeful of making further acquisitions before the end of the year to boost its international scale and help mitigate a slowdown in markets like the UK and Germany.

The outgoing European Central Bank president is imposing an expansionary monetary policy that may prove detrimental to the region’s economy, writes Hans-Werner Sinn

The owner of Vauxhall has warned that the car giant will cease production at its Ellesmere Port factory if Brexit makes it unprofitable.

Megan Sheppard shares her knowledge of PMT and cellulitis and recommendations on what to take.

Plants that conjure up the otherworldly beings in their name are the ones to watch, says Fiann Ó Nualláin.

Bonjour. This column comes to you from Paris, France, as the Americans might say, in case you mix it up with Paris, Texas or any other Paris.

“Kilimanjaro is a snow-covered mountain 19,700 feet high, and is said to be the highest mountain in Africa,” wrote Ernest Hemingway. “Close to the western summit, there is the dried and frozen carcass of a leopard. No one has explained what the leopard was doing at that altitude.”

Two more cases were reported to the HPSC in the past week – one from the Eastern Regional Health Authority and the other from the Southern Health Board.

While the emergence of the anti-immigrant Vox movement is alarming, the possible outcomes of the election look benign, says Ferdinando Giugliano

Given all the obstacles the wild salmon has to face, the only wonder is that it is managing to survive at all.

I’ve set about exploring the fauna of the island. Species are few compared to Ireland but, as always with wild things, be they plants by the wayside, birds in the sky, fish in the sea, or

Vodafone narrowly missed a consensus analyst forecast for third-quarter revenue after competition in southern Europe continued to bite and it cut prices in South Africa, sending its shares down as much as 5%.

At this time of year citrus fruits really come into their own, they are most likely sourced from Spain or Italy rather than farther afield. The citrus trees bear fruit in southern Europe and on the coasts of the Mediterranean the winter months.

Perspective is everything.

Mary Robinson said that climate change is a man-made problem that needs a feminist solution, writes Suzanne Harrington.

Mary Robinson said that climate change is a man-made problem that needs a feminist solution, writes Suzanne Harrington.  

It was almost inevitable that a Southern Europe state would eventually close its doors to immigrants from Africa.

State-owned airport operator DAA has tabled bids for the running of a number of international airports, after having seen a successful first full year operating part of the King Khaled International Airport (KKIA) in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh.

The ageing profile right across the European workforce is a general phenomenon rather than a particular problem in agriculture, according to the latest analysis by CAP expert Alan Matthews.

The Cabinet will today approve the redeployment of the Naval Service to the Mediterranean Sea to hunt down people-smugglers to ‘search and destroy’ their pipelines from Libya into southern Europe, while still saving the hapless men, women, and children who are sent out to their near-certain deaths in leaking dinghies.

Cork, Waterford, and Dublin will be among the worst-hit cities when Europe endures more heatwaves, deepening drought, and frequent river floods later this century, if global temperatures continue to rise.

As employment in Ireland returns to levels last seen a decade ago, many businesses are discovering that an economic recovery has a downside.

Cork Airport recorded a 5% increase in passenger numbers in January compared to the same period in 2017.

WHEN most of us think of today’s Germany, we picture a united and unified country that enjoys widespread prosperity as a result of being the economic powerhouse of Europe.

This year is expected to be one of the hottest on record, with temperatures more than 1C above pre-industrial levels, the World Meteorological Organisation has said.

This year is expected to be one of the hottest on record, with temperatures more than 1C above pre-industrial levels, the World Meteorological Organisation has said.

The Naval Service will make history on October 6 when it joins an EU-led taskforce which is taking a more aggressive role against people-smugglers and gun-runners operating in war-torn Libya, including IS fighters.

Jose Mourinho is hopeful of winning the Uefa Super Cup despite Manchester United’s absentees, the stifling Skopje heat, and Real Madrid’s quality.

A relentless heatwave dubbed "Lucifer" which gripped parts of Europe this week has sent temperatures soaring to record highs, causing at least two deaths and prompting authorities to issue severe weather warnings.

More than 100,000 Europeans could be killed each year by searing heatwaves as well as wildfires, storms and floods by the end of the century, scientists predict.

Driving at night, you may glimpse a badger dazzled by the car headlights. Otherwise, this creature of the night is seldom seen, writes Richard Collins. 

Electrical goods group Dixons-Carphone has decided to pull out of the Irish mobile communications market and sell its stuttering iD Mobile arm.

Domenikos Theotokopoulos, from Crete, was known as ‘El Greco’ in Toledo. Now another Greek shares the famous nickname: ‘El Graeco’ is short for Graecopithecus freybergi. The dental records of this ape-like pre-human, who lived in the Eastern Mediterranean area, have put the cat among the anthropological pigeons. 

THE cuckoo’s evocative call announces the arrival of summer but it’s no longer heard where I live, writes Richard Collins. 

Researchers are raising fresh concerns about the risks of pumping raw sewage into the waters around Ireland.

A form of superbug which can be resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics has been detected at two adjacent beaches in Ireland.

Kia has updated the Picanto, its popular city car. James Baggott heads to Spain to try it out

The EU needs to be rethought and move away from the ‘one size fits all’ to something more flexible, writes Richard Haass

Consumers are set to benefit further as tightening competition in the grocery sector is set to keep a lid on rising prices.

Anyone contemplating losing weight as their new year’s resolution, take heed: Forget about diet fads, it doesn’t matter whether you have a high or low carb diet, and you have to count the calories.