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Seán Dunne: handed over hotel assets to his wife. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien Seán Dunne not ‘au fait’ with wife’s business affairs

Developer claimed his spouse Gail Killilea ‘wanted to have her own financial affairs totally independent of me’

Gamers take a closer look at the Xbox One during E3 in Los Angeles. Photograph: Gus Ruelas/Reuters Microsoft reverses Xbox One sharing policies

New console will now allow users to swap discs and trade in games

Facebook is preparing to divulge details on a new product later today. Photograph: Martin Keene/PA Wire Facebook prepares for new product announcement

Social network continues to change as it tries to stay on top

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Enda Murphy: "If you're walking through a shopping centre and there's a three or four-second ad break, it's not the best." Point of purchase radio expands its reach

AirServ adds shopping centres as advertisers chase consumers in ‘active buying mode’

The euro zone has been in recession for a year and a half and new data suggests the economy will contract 0.2 per cent in the current quarter. Euro zone business slump eases in June

But full recovery is some way off, survey indicates, with contraction likely in second quarter

Dixons Retail, which has electrical retail operations across Europe, has benefited from a strong performance in the UK and Ireland. Dixons chief praises firm’s comeback

Sebastian James says results mark milestone in transition ‘from survivor to winner’

Gamers take a closer look at the Xbox One during E3 in Los Angeles. Photograph: Gus Ruelas/Reuters Microsoft reverses Xbox One sharing policies

New console will now allow users to swap discs and trade in games

Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, speaks during Reuters Global Technology Summit in San Francisco. Photograph: Stephen Lam/Reuters Facebook stronger since IPO, Sandberg says

Chief operating officer says firm has seen across-the-board improvement in business

Dolce and Gabbana get suspended sentences for hiding €100m from Italy tax authorities

Use by Italian business of holding companies registered in Luxembourg has been a target for tax authorities

Central Bank to introduce fitness and probity regime to credit unions
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Move designed to improve governance standards at board and management level

An investor has launched a counter-bid to the proposed sale of some properties owned by Johnny Ronan (above) and Richard Barrett. New bid on 16 properties owned by Johnny Ronan and Richard Barrett

Northwood Investors has said it will offer €311 million

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne walks to an appointment on the Strand in central London yesterday. Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters. Reckless bankers should face jail in event of bailouts, UK report says

George Osborne rules out breaking RBS into a good bank and a bad bank

Cork’s WiseTek to handle McAfee’s old hardware

European Commissioner for justice, fundamental rights and citizenship Viviane Reding: ‘The Americans, according to their law, have the right to ask all companies to hand out data on the basis of the Patriot Act. That is not possible under European law. So these companies are in a conflict. Do they obey the Americans? They are contrary to European law. Do they obey European law? Then they are contrary to American law.’ photograph: Mac Innes Photography/Department of The Taoiseach via Getty Images It’s good to talk in public about privacy and data protection

Fundamental privacy and data protection rights are not negotiable, says Viviane Reding

Voxpro service to help small US firms into Europe

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