Chinese foreign direct investment will be key for Irish economic growth in the future, as trade missions abroad increasingly concentrate on Asian markets.

There are vast business opportunities in information technology (IT) and pharmaceuticals in Asia as well as food and agriculture, an expert on the region has said.

A new report is highlighting the impact precarious employment is having on people's mental health.

Access to health and housing must be established as cornerstones of the economic recovery, according to the annual policy review by Social Justice Ireland.

University College Cork has been named as the Irish representative on a new pan-European think-tank on energy issues.