Apple, Facebook, and Google are facing calls to help pay for wind farms needed to power their planned data centres in Denmark.

Today, we have to congratulate IDA Ireland and the people of Athenry for their joint success in attracting a major investment from one of the biggest technology companies in the world. 

Apple is building an €850m data centre in the west of Ireland to power its online services including the iTunes Store, Maps, and Siri.

Muslim and Christian scholars and clerics agreed at a conference today that the West and Islam must use dialogue to repair ties frayed by the crisis over the Prophet Mohammed cartoons.

Tyre manufacturer Michelin has reported a 45.3% fall in full-year profits.