Two men are due in court later this morning in connection with a major drugs bust on Dublin's southside.

Two men have appeared in court charged in connection with a major drugs bust in Rathcoole, Dublin.

SHANNON-BASED, US-owned aircraft leasing firm General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) recorded pre-tax losses last year totalling $24 million (€16.7m).

PRE-TAX profits at a Dutch- owned Shannon-based aircraft leasing company decreased by 38% to $45 million (€32.8m) in 2009.

A WORLD-leading aircraft leasing firm in Shannon last year more than doubled its pre-tax profits to $66 million (€45.9m).

Two men are due in court this morning on separate murder charges.

ENTERPRISE IRELAND’S regional headquarters at Westpark Business Park in Shannon, Co Clare were officially opened yesterday.

A new so-called 'datacentre' is to form part of a €160m IDA-backed business park being constructed in Shannon, Co Clare.

Two Dublin men who demanded money for the Continuity IRA from the owner of a Temple Bar lap dancing club were jailed for membership of an illegal organisation by the Special Criminal Court today.

A Dublin man who demanded money for the Continuity IRA from a lap dancing club owner was found guilty of membership of an illegal organisation at the Special Criminal Court today.

A Dublin businessman told the Special Criminal Court today that he ran away from his lap dancing club in Temple Bar because of threats from the Continuity IRA.

Two Dublin men who claimed they were in the Continuity IRA demanded money from the owner of a lap dancing club in Temple Bar, the Special Criminal Court heard today.