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Flashback U2 Scam Their Way Onto Irish TV in 1978
in March of 1978. Bono heard the program was looking to feature a young band and convinced a producer to attend one of U2's rehearsals. The group played "Glad to See You Go" by ...
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European Parliament set to add Irish to website
The European Parliament appears to be set to produce an Irish language version of its website. It is currently the only one of the EU's 23 official languages not used. The move follows a meeting between a delegation of Irish MEPs and European Parliament President Martin Schulz today. It is understood the decision will formally be made at a meeting of the European Parliament's Bureau ...
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Ireland refutes US charges
Ireland said on Tuesday it was not to blame for Apple Inc's low global tax payments after the US Senate said the 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 transparent and ...
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Green to step down from Paralympics Ireland Board after announcing retirement
May 21 - Brenda Green will step down as a Board member of Paralympics Ireland next month having announced her retirement following 35 years of service to disability sport. Green is perhaps best-known for founding Cerebral Palsy Sport Ireland in 1978 as there was previously no group providing sport specifically for people with the condition.She became the organisation's first chairperson ...
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Man faces multiple rape charges in Australia
Prosecutor Gavin Silbert SC said Bayley was facing a total of 14 charges, including rape, false imprisonment, assault, intentionally causing injury and making a threat to kill. Police allege he carried out the offences in the Melbourne suburbs of Elwood and Balaclava between 2000 and 2012. Bayley pleaded not guilty to all charges and was committed to stand trial on May 26th 2014. The media ...
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National Museum unveils haul of ‘looted’ artefacts
National Museum of Ireland today unveiled a recently recovered collection of some 900 artefacts which it said had been looted from historical sites ...
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‘Very low’ risk from new UK nuclear plants
Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) which today published a study on the possible impacts for Ireland of up to eight new nuclear power plants, the closest of which would be 100 kilometres from ...
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Ireland Still Hoping to Refinance Bank Debts Through ESM
Ireland's government is still hoping the euro area authorities will allow it to refinance huge debts it ran up during the country's deep financial crisis to save its surviving banks, Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan said Tuesday.Ireland struck a deal with the European Central Bank in February that allowed it to issue long-term Irish government bonds to refinance most of the 32 ...
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Wales-Northern Ireland exam talks
Welsh Education Minister Leighton Andrews says he is talking to Northern Ireland about establishing joint exam standards - independent of England. UK Education Secretary Michael Gove has said it is time for Wales, England and Northern Ireland to go their separate way on GCSEs and A-levels. In a letter, Mr Gove said he believed the differences between the devolved education systems were driving ...
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Boston pro-lifers demonstrate against honorary degree for Enda Kenny
About 50 people demonstrated outside the grounds of Boston College on May 20 as the Jesuit institution conferred an honorary degree on Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny. Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley did not attend the day's commencement exercises. The cardinal had announced that he would not make his customary appearance because of Boston College's decision to honor Kenny, ...
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Home-made bomb parts discovered in Dublin
Parts of a home-made bomb have been discovered on the North Strand Road in Dublin. The Army bomb disposal team responded to reports of a device in the area just after 11 o'clock this morning. The area was declared safe just after 1pm and the device was taken away for a technical examination. A spokesperson for the Defence Forces says the device was not viable but contained the component ...
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Taoiseach Information on Wallace was relevant to Shatters argument
The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has dismissed opposition party calls for the Justice Minister Alan Shatter to resign.Fianna Fil said Mr Shatter's decision to reveal that Mick Wallace benefited from Garda discretion is "an abuse of office and an abuse of power".Sinn Fin is accusing him of trying to "smear a political opponent" and called on the minister to step down.He is to ...
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Good news for O2 customers - in Dublin
O2 customers can expect to surf the net on their phone much faster from now on.The mobile phone giant has confirmed that it's significantly upgrading 3G coverage in Dublin.It is part of a longer-term plan to eventually introduce 4G ...
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Unions warned over pay cuts deal
Public servants face compulsory redundancies unless they accept a new deal on cuts in pay and pensions, the Government has warned.Brendan Howlin, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, asked that unions need to be given space to get members to accept the new package, that will result in some 300m euro in savings this year and a billion by 2015.He appealed for public sector workers to back ...
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UPDATE 1-The Irish loophole behind Apples low tax bill
Tue May 21, 2013 12:44pm EDT By Tom Bergin LONDON May 21 (Reuters) - Apple's ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has hinged on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other countries for investment and jobs. A U.S. Senate investigation has revealed that Apple, maker of iPhones, iPads and Mac computers, had channelled profits into ...
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Taoiseach defends actions of Justice Minister
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said the Minister for Justice did not set out to "undermine" Independent TD Mick Wallace. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions, Mr Kenny said Alan Shatter did not wish to undermine Deputy Wallace but to undermine his argument Mr Kenny was responding to questions on the issue by Fianna Fáil leader Michael Martin. Mr Martin said Mr Shatter had ...
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USPCA makes settlement in legal action
A Northern Ireland organisation promoting the welfare of animals is to pay £2,500 (€2,940) to a Co Fermanagh dog breeder who took legal action against it. Gerry Smyth from Rosslea brought the case against the Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals after it seized 46 of his dogs, and had them in its care from October 2006. Mr Smyth alleged the USPCA had been ...
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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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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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