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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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Daylight hammer attack leaves man critical in Limerick
A man in his 30s is in a critical condition in Limerick after an attack in the city this afternoon.He was attacked at 3.30pm on Edward Street in the city with a blunt implement believed to be a hammer.The man, who thought to be from Limerick, is in the University Hospital, Limerick in a critical condition.No arrests have yet been made and gardai at Roxboro road are appealing for witnesses to ...
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Kenny gives Shatter his backing
Enda Kenny has dismissed calls for Alan Shatter to resign over his use of confidential garda information against a political opponent during a live television broadcast.The Taoiseach said he was not briefed in advance about the Justice Minister's attack on Independent TD Mick Wallace last week during a on-air debate about the penalty points controversy.But he said the information - given to ...
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New services will help lone-parents get back to work
New services have been announced to help lone-parents to return to work.The Jobseeker's Transition programme, published by the Social Protection Minister today, is designed to allow former recipients of One-Parent Family Payment (OFP), whose youngest child is under 14 years of age, to benefit from a range of services such as training or education.Recipients will be able to work on a ...
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Video Ireland rejects blame in Apple tax battle
Ireland says it's not to blame for the low rate of tax paid by Apple Inc. after a U.S. Senate report said the company had kept billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries and paid little or no taxes on ...
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Card fraud down significantly last year
There has been a significant decrease in the level of payment card fraud in Ireland in the past year, with just over €20m lost to fraud on Irish cards in 2012. Figures released today from the Irish Payment Services Organisation show that almost €20.4m was lost to card fraud last year. Card fraud was closely split between credit and debit cards, with €9.5m fraudulently spent on ...
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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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Apple defends its Irish tax before Congress
Apple's CEO is disputing assertions by a Senate panel that the company avoids billions of dollars in US taxes by shifting profits to foreign affiliates. Tim Cook testified at a hearing by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which released a report Monday attacking Apple's tax practices. "We pay all the taxes we owe every single dollar," Cook said. ...
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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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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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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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