THE under-30s have masterminded a conspiracy to have people believe that technology is more complicated than it really is. That’s according to 70-year-old rugby pundit and technophile George Hook, who yesterday went to the epicentre of Dublin’s computer heartland — Google — to encourage more over-50s to crack the internet. Launching this year’s Silver Surfer...Read More

One of the country’s best-known five-star hotels, Dromoland Castle, recorded a pre-tax profit last year. New returns show that Dromoland Castle (Holdings) Ltd recorded the €51,839 pre-tax profit after sustaining a pre-tax loss of €53,569 in 2010. The Co Clare hotel returned to pre-tax profit after revenues increased by 3pc from €10.9m to €11.3m in...Read More

THERE are growing fears that Ulster Bank is positioning itself to eventually exit the Republic of Ireland market after admitting it may seek to be regulated in the UK and is planning to shut some branches here. Ulster Bank has strongly denied that the developments are part of a move out of the Republic, but...Read More

CRACKS caused by the mineral pyrite have appeared on the walls of every room in Niamh Byrne and Richard Feely’s home. The married couple were first-time buyers when they took the plunge in 2003 and bought their home in Thornchase in Rush, north Dublin. Two years later, the first cracks appeared in the hall, and...Read More

Ulster Bank is likely to have to shell out in excess of €60m to compensate customers for the mess surrounding the collapse of its IT systems. Some 600,000 people have been hit by the computer crash. The bank is planning to refund all fees and charges imposed as a result of the IT breakdown as...Read More

A FISHERMAN who landed almost 600 items of clothing from a Florida store has been taken to court here by an American clothing giant — after he set up a replica shop. Max Kulczynski has agreed to return the branded clothing — thought to be worth at least €10,000 — to the American brand Abercrombie...Read More