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Peace studies centre opens at Queen’s
Former president of Finland and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari (centre) with Prof Hastings Donnan and Prof Tony Gallagher at the launch of the Institute for Study of Conflict Transformation and Social Justice at Queen's University Belfast yesterday. Photograph: Stephen ...
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Trawler tragedy survivor tells of boat’s last moments as skipper handed out life jackets
Michael Hayes, skipper of the trawler Tit Bonhomme. Mr Hayes (52) from Helvick Head, Co Waterford, and four of his five crew, all died when the trawler sank last year. Photograph: Niall Duffy/Marine ...
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Man remanded over false imprisonment of woman in Limerick
A judge has refused to strike out an assault charge against a man remanded in connection with the alleged false imprisonment of a woman after his solicitor claimed he was prejudiced by "scandalous newspapers ...
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Great Getaways To Ireland With CIE Tours
MORRISTOWN, N.J., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --People. Landscape. Culture. Ireland is proud of hers, which is clear from Part One of the video ...
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Electricity bills in Northern Ireland will increase by 18 per cent
Most typical household electricity bills in Northern Ireland will increase by £90 a year from July 1, it was revealed. Significant inflation in world fuel costs were blamed by supplier Power NI for a rise which will affect hundreds of thousands of bill payers.The announcement means an extra 1.73 a week in electricity costs for a typical household because of the near 18 per cent ...
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Second ex-Irish player to Cincy
Another former Notre Dame player has decided to finish his football career at Cincinnati, as tight end Jake Golic has decided to play for the Bearcats, Golic’s father Mike announced today on his ESPN radio show "Mike and Mike." The 6-4, 245-pound Connecticut native earned his undergraduate degree from Notre Dame and will be eligible to play immediately for Cincinnati, where he ...
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Irish researcher wins major international award
The Grand Prix Scientifique is given by the Institute de France to recognise major achievements in research. FitzGerald, originally from Dublin, and Dr Patrono share the EUR500,000 prize for their development of low-dose aspirin as a treatment for the prevention of cardiovascular ...
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Scientists use DNA to finger culprit in historic Irish potato famine
A potato leaf specimen from the Kew Garden herbarium, collected in 1847, during the height of the Irish famine. Credit: Marco Thines/Senckenberg Gesellschaft fr ...
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Analysis Eyes on Apples Irish base
While the mechanics of Apple’s international tax strategy – in which Ireland plays a key role – is a little clearer following CEO Tim Cook’s appearance before a US Senate hearing, the rights and wrongs of it are still hotly contested. Before Cook had even taken his seat before the panel of politicians, Senator John McCain made clear his opinion by declaring that Apple ...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook grilled on Irish tax scandal
Apple CEO Tim Cook will face questions from U.S. lawmakers Tuesday about how his company managed to keep its tax burden so low in Ireland. (Robert ...
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Apples Irish tax strategy explained- Apples CEO faces Senate questions on taxes
Tim Cook, Apple's chief executive, and Peter Oppenheimer, chief financial officer, are expected to testify before the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee today to dispute the findings of a new Senate report on its tax strategies. A new Senate report alleges that Apple ...
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Google Apple draw transatlantic ire over double Irish tax haven
Big technology companies like Apple and Google are feeling heat on both sides of the Atlantic over their use of Irish corporate-friendly tax policies to pay little, if any ...
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Man arrested over Cork city death
A 26-year old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a homeless man at an apartment complex in Cork last week. Gardaí are treating as murder the death of 58-year-old Liam Manley, who was originally from Gurranebraher in the city. Mr Manley's body was discovered close to an internal refuse chute on the ground floor of the City Garden apartment complex at North Main ...
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Man arrested in connection with east Belfast murder investigation
Detectives investigating the murder of a man in east Belfast have arrested a suspect on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. Stanley McAuley, 41, was found unconscious in Chamberlain Street on April 14.Police on Tuesday detained the man, aged 48. He is also suspected of withholding information and assisting ...
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US Actavis acquires Irelands Warner Chilcott
(MENAFN) Actavis Inc. CEO, Paul Bisaro, announced that the company, one of the world's largest generic drug manufacturers, will acquire Ireland's Warner Chilcott PLC in an all-stock transaction valued at USD8.5 billion, reported AP.The deal would see the creation of the third-largest specialty pharmaceutical company in the US. The combined firm will be incorporated in Ireland, with ...
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Making nanostructured components a commercial reality
A new partnership between Loughborough University and MEL Chemicals looks set to make the manufacture of nanostructured ceramic components a commercial ...
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Carlow man awarded by queen
Pat Carroll, who is from Carlow, started working as a palace messenger on the day of the queen's coronation in 1953. He worked in the lord chamberlain's office before becoming a state porter, welcoming guests to events at the palace. The 84-year-old still works part-time as a state ...
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Ulster Unionist leader calls for ‘Bog Child’ to be removed from schools reading list
Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt complained at Stormont that the teaching guide for Bog Child was evidence of bias and the worst kind of "politicisation of the classroom" under Sinn Fin's ...
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Ancient Celtic Knots inspire scientific breakthrough
The Celtic Knots are an example of the new technique. A single chain is linked repeatedly, wrapping around itself, creating a very dense structure. These structures are needed to carry DNA, and can be used in gene therapies or new forms of drug ...
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Proposed jail term for women who have illegal terminations should be reduced
A medical ethics expert has told the Oireachtas health committee hearings on abortion legislation that legislators should "at the very least" consider reducing the maximum penalty of 14 years in prison for women who have illegal ...
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Shatter says Garda Commissioner told him about Wallace incident
Screen grab of TDs, from left, Clare Daly, Mick Wallace and Luke 'Ming' Flanagan listening to Minister for Justice Alan Shatter speaking in the Dil this ...
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Ireland says its not to blame for Apples low tax rate
AAPL ) low global tax payments and had no special rate deal with the company after the U.S. Senate said it paid little or no tax on tens of billions of dollars in profits stashed in Irish subsidiaries.The Irish government, which has seen the luring of U.S. multinationals with low taxes as a key part of its economic policy since the 1960s, said its system was transparent and other countries were ...
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Ireland does not want to be blamed for Apples tax avoidance
REUTERS/Michael MacSweeney By Conor Humphries and Padraic Halpin CORK/DUBLIN -Ireland said on Tuesday it was not to blame for Apple Inc's low global tax payments and had no special rate deal with the company after the U.S. Senate said it paid little or no tax on tens of billions of dollars in profits stashed in Irish subsidiaries. (Full Story) The Irish government, which has seen the ...
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Shatter No problem saying sorry if Wallace feels I did him wrong
The Justice Minister Alan Shatter says he has "no problem in saying I am sorry" if Deputy Mick Wallace feels that he did him some personal wrong by mentioning Wallace's incidence of discretion.Shatter, who had been facing calls to resign from the opposition, was speaking in the Dil about the penalty points controversy. He says he did not make any charge against Deputy Wallace, or ...
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Man 27 arrested in connection with Cork manslaughter
Garda investigating the manslaughter of a homeless man whose body was found in a refuse chute in Cork last week have arrested a 27 year old man.Detectives detained the suspect in Cork city centre at around 5.30pm and brought him to the Bridewell Garda Station for questioning about the death of Liam Manley.Gardai had to use dental records to identify Mr Manley who was originally from Bakers' ...
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Is Ireland living beyond its means?
Ireland is highly developed and has experienced rapid and constant economic growth in the last few decades, with many calling the country the Celtic Tiger. But recent events in the world economy and the financial situation of Europe may mean changes are afoot for the Tiger.
Ireland is one of the most developed countries in the world and has a high tax high government service economic model, it has for the last few decades substantially reduced the socio-economic inequalities in the economy and had a Gini coefficient score of 30.1 in 2000 while The Economist says we have the best quality of life in the world. This has come at a cost though, government deficits are running at over 10% of GDP, public debt accounts for over 40% of all revenue generated in the economy and the Irish population has a debt level, in relation to disposable income, that is the highest in the developed world – our personal debt in 190% more than our disposable income. All this begs the question, are we living within our means or is Ireland’s economic model unsustainable? Read more
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