A calculator developed by a 12-year-old girl and her Irish father has become the number one-rated app worldwide on Amazon's Android App Store.

The United Farmers Association is criticising the Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney for not doing enough to protect lower earning farmers under the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.

"Traditional capitalist models" were not working and an alternative is needed, members of the UK's Co-operative Group were told today at its AGM.

The Irish Bank Officials Association has welcomed news that extra time has been given to the special liquidators of IBRC to sell its multi-billion euro loan book.

Ryanair has instructed its lawyers to lodge an appeal with the European courts if the European Commission blocks its takeover bid for Aer Lingus.