Fearghal O'Connor

A case involving a senior Siptu official who claims “everything I believed in came crashing down” after making a protected disclosure has been adjourned because the trade union said it had been “surprised with information” and was not in a position to proceed.

Ireland’s commercial forestry sector is warning of a potential loss of €3bn in timber assets, due to government policies favouring native woodlands over commercial plantations.

Ireland's booming financial services sector is facing an increasing shortage of skilled graduates despite the availability of a €1.5bn government training fund that could be used to tackle the problem.

Bus operator Dublin Express is expecting a record year of growth on its bus services and is looking to expand these as quickly as it can, according to its managing director.

Financial technology giant PayPal has asked a Texas court to dismiss a claim that its online payments business was built on trade secrets “misappropriated” from an Irish firm.

A major €50m day-care hospital and primary care centre project in north Dublin is in doubt after a developer told the HSE the project is not viable at the agreed price.

For a man who is eyeing up big state infrastructure contracts, Brian Gilroy is pretty relaxed about the State’s ability to deliver such projects.