Ray Grehan declared bankrupt in the UK

Sarkozy determined on transactions tax

18:31France will go it alone if it can not convince its European partners to quickly impose a tax on financial transactions, President Nicolas Sarkozy said.

•  One News: Monti in France for Sarkozy talks
•  News At One: Paul Cunningham reports on a meeting of Italian and French leaders

Euro zone figures signal weakness

16:04Official figures show that the euro zone's economy deepened its downturn at the end of 2011.

Pensions tax focus on high incomes

18:26Revenue has said it will be targeting pensioners on higher incomes.

•  One News: 115,000 may pay more tax in 2012
•  One News: Pensioners react with dismay to tax demands

ODCE to give report on Anglo probe in weeks

17:15The ODCE sent ''substantive investigation'' files on two strands of its Anglo Irish Bank investigations to the DPP last year.

UK watchdog hits PwC with £1.4m fine

11:31PricewaterhouseCoopers has been fined a record £1.4m in Britain.

Former Olympus chief fails to win support

07:28Whistle-blower Michael Woodford says he will sue Japanese camera firm Olympus over his sacking.

Surging smartphone sales lift Samsung

07:41Samsung, the world's top maker of memory chips and smartphones, has reported a record quarterly profit.

UK house prices fell 1.3% last year

09:11New figures show that the UK's average house price fell by 1.3% in 2011.

Receivers appointed at DC Kavanagh printers

15:36Receivers have been appointed to printing company DC Kavanagh, based at Ballymount in west Dublin.