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Ireland are among the highest in the EU and must be reduced to improve the competitive position of Irish exporters, the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) said yesterday. The NCC found that electricity prices for industrial users in Ireland were the...

Training and dieting as always been an up and down journey for me. Getting the ball rolling when it comes to a fit lifestyle is probably the hardest part for me (and most people). But nothing beats the amazing high...

Health officials last night confirmed the rate of spread has doubled compared to the previous week. And there are strong indications it will take an even stronger grip over the next month. "We expect to see an increase from this...

Connor Flynn of Rits Information Security recommends that at the very least you should: 1. Defend yourself technically -- Buy and install commercial protection software such as McAfee or Norton and make sure to upgrade it regularly.

S health service suffers from a “marketing problem” and is better than the public thinks it is, a new report has claimed...When the index started three years ago, Ireland was ranked 28th out of 29 European countries surveyed. Health Service...

Faulty gene linked to breast cancer   Scientists have discovered that a faulty gene is linked to more than half of all breast cancers. The gene is also thought to be implicated in half of bowel and prostate cancers and...

Dr Paul Oslizlok told the organisation's annual meeting at the weekend that this amounted to failure to look after critically ill children. The cardiologist, who is based in Crumlin, said the report was initially endorsed by the HSE and a...

The ice cover over the Arctic Ocean is continuing to get thinner, according to new data released here Thursday, which supports the theory that due to global warming the ocean will be largely ice-free in summer within a decade. The...

The Department of Health says cases of swine flu are now being reported in all areas of the country. Yesterday, health officials confirmed two more deaths from the virus, bringing the total number of Irish fatalities to four...Most of the...

Ireland up to €1.8bn a year because it was such a big factor in heart disease, strokes, cancer and diabetes, it was claimed yesterday. Dr Muireann Cullen told a conference on obesity in Dublin that 59pc of adults and 75pc...