We’ve a lot of anniversaries on our plate these days, but the Vikings should be allowed raid the calendar

The Rana Plaza collapse has led to calls for drastic reform of the garment industry

From the moment of the pope’s election, in March, there has been the sense that something remarkable has happened. But can Pope Francis implement his bold vision?

It was a bad year for Gerry Adams, but the North has experienced many much worse years

Property was predictably popular, as was technology, media, Google’s tax affairs. . . and Superquinn sausages

We look at the winners and the losers of the year

Enterprise Ireland is also putting money into attracting foreign direct investment and research

As a small player, Ireland is subject to vagaries. But enterprise, banks and less austerity are good tools

The Snowden revelations shook the tech giants, but they had plenty of their own problems to deal with

Calm markets were reflected in the Vix – or fear index – hitting a six-year low of 12 and never exceeding its average

But bulls are confident the Fed and global central bankers will ease off on liquidity rather than halt it

The main banks are moving closer to profitability, but that does not mean our financial woes are over