Mo’ money: EU countries ready to pounce on Apple’s billions
EU countries are lining up cap in hand to get a hefty slice of the 19bn pie baked by the recent tax ruling. Last month’s EU resolution that Ireland can claim up piles of money …
Articles by Fernando Sanchez
Mars road trip: NASA’s Curiosity rover vehicle beams new pictures of Mars down to Earth, and they look amazing
In yet another display of great human ingenuity, NASA’s Curiosity vehicle has beamed down some amazing new pictures of the Red Planet, taken around the Murray Buttes mesa. The Martian buttes and mesas rise above …
Europe v Apple: EU finance ministers back decision to force tech giant Apple to pay its due taxes in Ireland and elsewhere
In what’s shaping up to be a long and far-reaching, continent-wide financial battlefield, finance ministers from many EU countries are now backing the recent ruling that dictates that Apple must pay 13bn in owed back …
Another road death, after a pedestrian in his 60s is killed in Co. Limerick
A pedestrian in his late 60s sadly lost his life after being struck by a car earlier today. The incident happened on the R513 at Hospital, Co Limerick, at about 1am. The man was taken …
Ticket touting scandal: Judge accepts charges against Pat Hickey and Kevin Mallon, who will now stand trial
A Brazilian judge has now accepted the charges brought forward against disgraced ex-OCI boss Pat Hickey and THG boss Kevin Mallon. Both men have been imposed a 10pm curfew, and have been banned from leaving …
Sunny but unsettled day ahead, with more rain on the way
The country was lashed by high winds yesterday, with heavy rains thrown in for good measure. Conditions have greatly improved today, and sunny and mostly dry weather will be predominant throughout the first half of …
Road carnage continues, after man dies in crash on the N52 overnight
Road deaths continue today, after a man in his 30s sadly lost his life in a crash on the N52 road, near the village of Ardcroney in Co. Tipperary. It is understood the car he …
HSE’s ‘winter initiative’ will see more beds and extra homecare made available
The HSE has unveiled its winter initiative, which will see 55 extra beds being provided at hospitals with chronic overcrowding issues, as well as extra homecare provided. The extra beds will be provided at the …
HMV staff left without their due redundancy payments after parent company goes into liquidation
As HMV stores close their doors for the last time, staff have now left without their redundancy payments because the parent company, Hilco, has now gone into liquidation itself. The move effectively means that the …
Dublin Bus strike: Unions urge management at Dublin Bus to engage in negotiations to avoid escalation of the conflict
As the first 48-hour long strike action at Dublin Bus draws to a close, representatives from SIPTU and the NBRU are asking management to engage in urgent negotiations to avoid further industrial action. Dublin Bus …
