Figures published by the Irish Insurance Federation (IIF) reveal that the combined insured property cost of the November floods and the January freeze stand at €541m.

Enterprise Ireland’s Leadership 4 Growth Programme Sustainable Built Environment Programme was launched last month at the IMI in Dublin.

State-owned energy company, ESB, has borrowed just over €300 million through the sale of sterling bonds.

The European Commission has launched the Europe 2020 Strategy to deal with the current crisis and prepare the EU economy for the next decade.

The hunt is on for Ireland's premium business talent as the European Business Awards 2010 sponsored by HSBC opens for entries across the EU.

NUI Galway and the University of Limerick have announced a Strategic Alliance which will support the development of the wider region to encourage indigenous enterprises and foreign direct investment, strengthen research and industry partnerships and further a shared commitment to academic excellence.

A leading international expert has said that Ireland must be able to commercialise research if it is truly going to make the Smart Economy work and see off the emerging economies with cheaper cost bases.

A €500m innovation fund to help medium-sized Irish hi-tech and green companies 'scale up' to become multinationals will be launched shortly.

Gaelectric has accused its former joint-venture partner in the US of "misappropriation of company funds", "fraudulent activity" and a "glaring lack of internal controls" in a complaint filed with a court in Washington state.

Shell EP Ireland has confirmed that work on several key aspects of the Corrib gas project will not now take place this year.