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Tech giant tax should be ‘shared amongst EU countries’; HSE productivity; and Eleanor Donaldson appeal (opens the original)
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Ireland’s tax receipts from tech giants should be redistributed amongst European countries, the French finance minister has told The Irish Times. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has described the aim of welcoming Canada as an “associate member” of the European Union as a “positive move”. The Health Service Executive (HSE) is facing fresh questions over hospital productivity, after new analysis found inpatient activity rose by just 2 per cent over the past six years, despite a 52 per cent inc
Metrolink economic growth; President Connolly in Scotland; and students keen on military careers (opens the original)
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Dublin’s Metrolink project could pave the way for 77,000 additional homes along the route between Swords, Co. Dublin and Dartmouth Square. President Catherine Connolly is spending the second day of her official visit to Scotland in Glasgow, as she continues a four-day programme aimed at strengthening ties between Ireland and Scotland. Ursula Von Der Leyen has backed Canada to become an ‘associate member of the EU, but what does that mean? The Irish Times speaks to students interested in a career
Camo cocaine; updated Metrolink costs; Your clamping stories (opens the original)
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Crime gangs are disguising cocaine as coal, paper and treacle to smuggle it into the State and are changing the genetics of cannabis plants to circumvent Irish drugs laws, the head of Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) has said. Updated cost projections for the Metrolink now estimate the project will cost somewhere in the region of €14.5 bill to €17.5 billion. The Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien will ask for cabinet approval today to put the Metrolink project out to tender. Meanwhile the Dáil
Motorists don’t know annual running costs; land owners in the Daíl; and AI shares nosedive (opens the original)
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Most Irish drivers still have no idea just how much it’s really costing every year, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute. An Irish Times investigation has found that the Minister for Agriculture, Martin Heydon, is the largest farming landowner in the Oireachtas. Fewer victims are reporting crimes to Gardaí, with many saying they don’t believe anything will be done, or that the incident isn’t worth reporting. Shares in some of the world’s biggest technology and chip companies h
Displaced in Belfast after the summer race riots; Row sparked over Donald Trump’s united Ireland comments (opens the original)
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Authorities in Northern Ireland say they don’t know how many immigrant families displaced in the summer race riots in Belfast have been able to return home. The Irish Times looks at the fall out after Donald Trump said he’s “love” to see a united Ireland. Tusla’s chief executive has warned that vulnerable children and families could face poorer outcomes if the agency is forced to absorb budget cuts in next year’s budget. Our correspondent Sally Hayden visits an asylum centre in Italy amid new Eu
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