Canada’s Irving Oil agreed to buy Ireland’s only refinery from Phillips 66 in deal set to close next month

Buyer pledges to continue full operation at Whitegate and maintain existing workforce

Irish shares back in negative territory as Independent News & Media downgraded by Davy

Iseq ends lower with Bank of Ireland, Applegreen and Aryzta among the fallers

Petroceltic gains 74% after receiving bank waiver to allow it to continue sale talks

Reconnaissance jets, up to 1,200 support personnel pledged after parliamentary vote

Group reports pretax profit of €14.2m last year with turnover of €324m

Weak US commodities blamed as top European stock index posts big fall

A round up of business events happening this week

UK stock market closed for holiday

Wild Geese: Phelim Rooney, freelance oil pipe consultant, Norway

A growing number of factors are threatening the once lucrative North Sea oilfields

Investors remain wary after Germany rejects Greek proposal to extend its bailout

Move of container terminal business to Ringaskiddy essential, says chairman

Demand for crude at its weakest in 12 years prompting drop in oil and gas stocks

Group monitoring war claims airstrikes have hit civilian as well as jihadist targets

While US production is about to overtake Saudi Arabia and Russia, big oil bosses are urging caution

Company plans to drill nine exploration wells this year

European stock under additional pressure because growing political crisis in Italy threatens the government there

ONGC is to take a 10 per cent stake in Mozambique gas field