Hundreds attended a lunchtime rally outside the Dáil yesterday in support of former Vita Cortex employees in Cork. The rally was organised by SIPTU.

Tesco's increasing dominance on the Irish retail scene is a cause for concern, writes Paul Walsh.

According to Aviva CEO Andrew Moss Ireland has a "culture of entitlement". Quite so, writes Paul Walsh, but it's one that prevails only amongst multinational corporations like Aviva.

On 19 October Aviva Ireland announced a restructuring programme in which a number of “initiatives” proposed by the company “could result in a total reduction of 950 roles in Ireland over two years.”

Homelessness and the demand for social housing are both rising rapidly in Ireland. Meanwhile, an estimated 100,000 properties lie vacant around the country. Paul Walsh looks at possible solutions to a housing crisis in the making.

Ballymun's first tenants moved into their new homes forty-five years ago, in August 1966. Described by environmental journalist Frank McDonald as the "worst planning disaster" in the history of the State, a comprehensive regeneration plan for the area swung into action in 1999. Paul Walsh traces the successes and failures of "one of the largest regeneration schemes in all of Europe".

The problem of overcrowding in Irish prisons will not be solved by building new prisons alone. A comprehensive review of penal policy is also needed, according to the Report of the Thornton Hall Project Review Group. By Paul Walsh.

While the Government spun the sale of a 34.9% stake in Bank of Ireland to a group of private investors as a good news story, the sale mightn't be such good news for Bank of Ireland workers, or the Irish economy. By Paul Walsh