Fine Gael senators have warned that the introduction of minimum alcohol pricing will see job losses and floods of shoppers crossing the border if changes are not enacted in the North at the same time.

Urgh.

Fertiliser manufacturer Yara says that rising global commodity prices and UK currency fluctuations have led them to implement a series of fertiliser product price increases this year.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has been urged to increase garda numbers in Cork city due to fears that the recent shooting of a senior Real IRA member will set off reprisals.

With requests for exorcism on the rise, Louise Roseingrave looks back at an incident in Inchigeela, Co Cork, 30 years ago.

It took six months, strong high-altitude winds, and a whole lot of luck for a little balloon to fly some 2,500km from Ireland to Norway.

The fact that two teams from Ireland will compete at Euro 2016 in France this month is a legacy of the divided politics of Ireland, writes Paul Rouse

While entertaining Irish friends in Dublin recently (over on holiday from the UK) one pointed out to me how far behind we are here, and the cost of living in ‘Southern Ireland’. 

It’s a drink associated with the mature connoisseur, the hardened drinker and latterly the hipster, all of them men. Not anymore says Bill Linnane as the home of Irish whiskey has hired a woman as chief distiller at its new microbrewery

The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is to supply an updated analysis of republican criminal activity to the high-level Garda assessment on the status of the Provisional IRA.

The Irish Food Awards say that tests carried out on a honey brand submitted for its consideration by a convicted con artist and her partner — who were found dead in their Limerick home in May — show the product could have come from Ireland.

Having three fine sisters himself, The Menu is a great man to hymn the praises of supportive female siblings so reckons the alliance of ‘Three Sisters’ from the South-East, Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny.

The sinking of the Lusitania is a story that has gripped the imagination of the world over the intervening decades and filled the pages of many books and articles, President Michael D Higgins said in his speech marking the centenary commemorations.

Ireland’s regional economies risk being cut off from inward investment and face potential job growth devastation if the Aer Lingus sale to IAG goes through.

THE National Broadband Plan, which was launched last month, included a map that showed the locations across Ireland that will have access to commercially-provided high-speed, high-quality broadband by the end of 2016. However, no matter where you are, satellite services are available; although these can be expensive, with low monthly download limits.

So, it turns out that people from "Southern Ireland" (facepalm...)have the most attractive accent in the "British Isles", according to a major survey of British people.

We'll forgive them for calling us ‘Southern Ireland’ this time, I suppose…

Actor Pierce Brosnan has told how his wife glibly refers to his love scenes with some of the world’s most beautiful actresses as "legal cheating".

Sixty nine men left Blackpool, in Cork City, to fight in World War 1 and never returned. Local historian Mark Cronin’s book, Blackpool to the Front, tells their story, which is echoed in towns across Ireland.

Irish and British government ministers will today jointly lay the foundation stone of a new monument in Dublin to commemorate soldiers from all over Ireland who lost their lives in the two world wars.

British supermarket chain Asda has withdrawn its 500g beef bolognese sauce from shelves after tests revealed the presence of horse DNA.

With its manageable size and €600,000 guide price, Tommy Barker finds a piece of West Cork that exudes charm and a lot of potential

The Department of Foreign Affairs has said that it is providing consular assistance to the family of an Irish toddler who died in a car crash in England yesterday afternoon.

Ty-Mad has stout Irish stone inside and out under its quirkily rimmed ‘hat’ of a roof.

Ireland was a very different place in the 1980s. From Sir Henrys in Cork to The Afro Spot in Dublin, Suzanne Harrington recalls the decade that changed everything

The Communications Workers Union has warned that more than 300 jobs are being exported to the North following the decision by Vodafone to switch service providers.

While the battle to refloat the ferry service between Cork and Swansea has been lost, the real battle is yet to come.

IRISH Bank Resolution Corporation is to bring forward proceedings on Monday aimed at having Sean Quinn declared bankrupt in the Republic.

FORMER billionaire tycoon Sean Quinn has claimed he is being scapegoated by Anglo Irish Bank after a judge ruled he was not entitled to file for bankruptcy in the North.

Former tycoon Sean Quinn could be effectively barred from relaunching his business career after a Belfast court ruled today that his bankruptcy should be dealt with in Dublin.

A judge ruled today that former billionaire Sean Quinn was not entitled to file for bankruptcy in the North.

THE owners of the Cork-Swansea ferry service have begun seeking expressions of interest from companies interested in naming and sponsoring the ferry.

THERE are reports that some leaders of Roman Catholic religious orders who represent institutions at which systematic abuse took place are reluctant to meet Ruairi Quinn.

TRAILFINDERS have again linked with Etihad Airways to feature late deals to Malaysia, but interested clients need to be fast — bookings have to be made by tomorrow.

LISSELAN ESTATE was purchased in 1990 by David Blackburn, who made considerable investment in the property, not least in the dairy farm which is now for sale.

THE much-anticipated and hyped state visit to the Republic of Ireland by Queen Elizabeth II, due to take place before the end of President McAleese’s term of office in 2011, drew a curious comment from the Minister for Foreign Affairs Micháel Martin recently.

DULL, warm but very wet was the weather verdict for July, as the latest Met Éireann weather summary shows last month was one of the wettest on record in some areas.

CATTLE farmers in Northern Ireland would have been paid £1.5m less per year for steers and heifers – if the carcass classification machines being tested now were used.