1.  An Irish company approached the plaintiff asking for a new version of the program suitable for the Irish market.

2.  Meanwhile, at the Old Museum Arts Centre, the Armada Festival begins on Monday with the first of six productions by young Irish companies.

3.  Six plays will be performed by Irish companies during the five day Armada Festival.

4.  An Irish company found that a Northern firm made the most suitable sterile packaging for the medical equipment it manufactured.

5.  An Irish company, Biotrin International, has produced a test for the apparent anti-tobacco enzyme, glutathione.

6.  Another Irish company on the rise is Iona Technologies PLC of Dublin, aided by board member John Cullinane, the Cambridge, Mass. software entreprenuer.

7.  For instance, this year a Navajo poet will be published in Navajo by an Irish publishing company that will provide English and Gaelic translations.

8.  He has had some interest from Irish companies about acquiring it and hopes his years of toil will pay off at some point with a buyer.

9.  Irish companies which reap profits in the U.S. posted the biggest declines today, as investors bet a weakening currency would reduce profits when translated into punts.

10.  IRISH stocks are seen rising next week, following a week of better-than-expected results from Irish companies.