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Irish opposition calls for multinationals to face parliament
DUBLIN | Tue May 21, 2013 11:55am EDT DUBLIN May 21 (Reuters) - An Irish opposition party called on Tuesday for Irish-based multinationals to be questioned on corporate tax by a parliamentary committee as debate raged over how much tax the companies actually pay. Ireland has been defending its corporate tax rate after the U.S. Senate said on Monday that Apple paid little or no tax on ...
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Ireland Defends Attractive Tax Rates
As Apple faced criticism in Washington for not paying more in taxes, Ireland defended its low rates that made it easy for multinational corporations to do business there, instead blaming ...
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Sole survivor of Tit Bonhomme tragedy gives evidence at inquest
The sole survivor of the Tit Bonhomme fishing tragedy, 44-year-old Abdelbaky Mohamed has told an inquest into the deaths of his five crewmates that he had sufficient sleep and rest on the ill-fated ...
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Deaths from dementia in Northern Ireland hit new high
Political uncertainty over dealing with Northern Ireland's troubled past needs to be addressed, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has ...
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Apple shifted profits to ‘ghost companies’ in Ireland US Congressional panel says
Apple "quietly negotiated" an income tax rate of less than 2 per cent with the Irish Government and shifted the lion's share of the company's worldwide profits to "ghost companies" in Ireland to avoid paying taxes in the United States, a US Congressional panel has ...
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Ireland Defends Corporate Tax System
The Irish government Tuesday denied it is sheltering some of the world's largest corporations, like Apple Inc. (AAPL), from paying taxes, saying the country's longstanding low corporation tax regime is transparent and doesn't make it a tax haven.An investigation by the U.S. Senate has revealed that, through its use of technicalities in Irish and U.S. tax law, technology giant ...
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Gilmore Apple tax avoidance report not an issue for Irish govt
The Tnaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore says a US senate report which found Apple used Ireland to avoid paying tens of billions of euro in tax is not an issue for the government.Gilmore says the matter relates to international agreements and is nothing to do with the Irish Taxation system.He was responding to questions after a US Senate committee report found Apple exploited a ...
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Rugby player murder accused seeks trial delay
A Limerick man accused of the 2008 murder of Garryowen rugby player Shane Geoghegan in the city has brought a High Court action to delay the start of his trial. John Dundon claims that he cannot get a fair trial unless his lawyers are given more time to go through the large volume of prosecution materials including CCTV footage and documents. His legal team says up to 500 working days are ...
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Author Dan Brown hints at novel set in Ireland
The international best-selling writer Dan Brown has hinted he may set a new novel in Ireland. The author of The Da Vinci Code was in the capital last night as part of the Dublin Writers Festival. It was his first time to visit Ireland. Last night, he addressed an audience at the National Concert Hall, which was not a sell-out. He told the crowd that his interest in science and religion ...
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Great chance to show what Ireland can do- OBrien
Kevin O'Brien , the Ireland allrounder, has said the upcoming ODIs against Pakistan are a welcome chance for his team to match skills with a Full Member side. Ireland, who last played a top team during the 2012 World T20, are set to play Pakistan in two one-dayers in Dublin on May 23 and 26. "It'll be a great chance for me personally and for the team to show what we can do ...
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Primary school IT tests in Northern Ireland no longer compulsory after litany of glitches
John O'Dowd has announced that schools would not be compelled to complete the evaluations next autumn but could do so voluntarily using software from a range of providers. Last autumn a number of schools reported difficulties in using the programmes, with some teachers feeling under pressure and pupils distressed, the minister told the Assembly. "In moving forward I am determined to ...
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The questions surrounding Shatter’s use of confidential Garda information
Despite the continuing row surrounding his disclosure of confidential Garda information neither of the two rules seem to apply to him. The controversy is five days old and running. Furthermore, Shatter spend an excruciatingly long 16 minutes yesterday making a "few comments" of explanation. And still the Minister's self-confidence that he is right and everybody else is wrong ...
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Geoghegan murder accused seeks more time for defence
John Dundon is seeking more time to prefer his defence in the case where he is charged with the murder of Limerick rugby player Shane ...
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Celebrities fail to lift centenary Chelsea Flower Show
The Trailfinders Australian Garden has won the gold medal and Best in Show at the Chelsea Flower Show 2013 at Royal Hospital Chelsea in London today. Photograph: Tim P. Whitby/Getty ...
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Calls for Fianna Fail to allow free vote on abortion
Fianna Fil finance spokesman Michael McGrath has publicly called on his party leader Micheal Martin to allow a free vote on abortion ...
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Abortion legislation ‘incompatible with the core values of human rights’
Abortion legislation is incompatible with the core values of human rights, Prof William Binchy, legal adviser to the anti-abortion campaign, has told ...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook faces grilling 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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Ireland says has no special tax deal with Apple
Apple Inc or any other company to tax their profits at a special 2 percent rate instead of the normal 12.5 percent, Ireland's European Affairs minister told Reuters on Tuesday. Ireland has been defending ...
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Hey Dont Blame Us Ireland
Low Corporation Tax 'Crucial Profit Driver' ) In a 40-page memorandum released ahead of an appearance by Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook before Congress on Tuesday, a Senate subcommittee identified three subsidiaries that have no tax residency either in Ireland, where they are incorporated, or in the United States, where those companies are managed. The main subsidiary, a holding ...
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Ireland denies it is to blame for Apple’s low tax rate
DUBLIN -- Ireland said on Tuesday it was not to blame for Apple's low global tax payments after the US Senate said the technology company paid little or nothing on tens of billions of dollars in profits stashed in Irish subsidiaries. The Irish government, which has seen the luring of US multinationals with low taxes as a key part of its economic policy since the 1960s, said its system was ...
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Dementia death toll hits new high in NI
The number of deaths from dementia in Northern Ireland hit a new high of 1,400 last year, it was revealed.People are living longer - to 76 on average - but more are suffering slow decline from conditions like Alzheimer's disease, official statistics showed.The overall death rate today is 40% lower than in the early 1980s.Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency senior statistician ...
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Man fined €750 for assaulting school principal
A man who assaulted a school principal in a row over the disciplining of his son has been fined €750 at Kilrush District Court in Co Clare. Martin James Tubridy, 55, of Quarry Vale House, Labasheeda, Co Clare, was convicted of assaulting school principal Liam Wolfe at the small rural school in Labasheeda in 2011. Tubridy was dissatisfied with the way his eight-year-old son was disciplined ...
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Apple saved billions in taxes using Irish subsidiaries
Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the keynote address during the Apple 2012 World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) at Moscone West on June 11, 2012 in San Francisco, California. As Apple CEO Tim Cook awakens Tuesday morning to prep for a hearing on Capitol Hill about corporate taxes, the lawmakers set to question him are armed with a report saying his company kept billions in profits in Irish ...
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Bank of Ireland reverses mortgage rate increase for 1200 borrowers
In February, Bank of Ireland told 13,500 customers on tracker mortgages it planned to increase the margin on their loans. Photograph: Luke ...
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New UK power plants carry low risk for Irish people study says
The Radiological Protection Institute said that eight new nuclear power plants being built in the UK carry a very low threat to the health of Irish people. The group carried out a study of the potential risks of these plants during their day-to-day operations, and in the event of severe accidents taking place.It found that they hold a risk of one in 33 million per year. However, CEO of the RPII ...
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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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