[ad_1] An Irish subsidiary of Microsoft made a profit of $ 315bn (£ 222bn) last year, but did not pay corporate tax as it is “resident” for tax purposes in Bermuda. The profit generated by the company, Microsoft Round Island One, is equivalent to almost three-quarters of Ireland’s total gross domestic product (GDP), even though … Read more
[ad_1] Between 60 and 80 percent of students in some third-level computer science and engineering courses are dropping out, new data shows. Young men with low Leaving Cert scores are at particularly high risk of not completing their college courses. The findings are contained in a Higher Education Authority (HEA) study that tracked the progress … Read more
[ad_1] The number of Covid-19 vaccination doses administered will surpass the 750,000 mark this weekend as deployment continues at GP-operated vaccination centers at Munster University of Technology in Cork and Merlin Park in Galway. In addition, the five walk-in testing centers will continue to operate for asymptomatic people in Dublin and Tullamore. A total of … Read more
[ad_1] Red House, Portgloriam, Co Kildare Starting price: €1.3 m Agent: Coonan Property (01) 6286128 FWe find out that the late Taoiseach Charles Haughey indulged in secret therapy. When the going got tough, the tough started to grow. Tree planting to be specific. Looks like CJH was a tree hugger in the closet. And there … Read more
[ad_1] Chipmaker Intel has said it will create 1,600 permanent high-tech jobs at its Leixlip campus, once it has completed construction of a new chip factory there. The company also revealed tonight that it has invested an additional $ 7 billion in its manufacturing facility on the Co Kildare campus over the past three years, … Read more
[ad_1] Ireland had the third lowest rate of Covid-19 intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalizations and admissions in a review of 18 countries, an international study on lockdown strategies shows. The state also experienced one of the steepest reductions in virus-related deaths. The international review, released by the state health watchdog, the Health Information and Quality … Read more
[ad_1] A man who fatally beat a 14-year-old schoolgirl in Co Offaly last year while texting behind the wheel was sentenced to two years in prison. Eric Dunne, 26, of Belair, Ballycumber, Co Offaly, was found to be texting from his mobile phone seconds before his Hyundai Santa Fe jeep fatally struck Aoife Doyle as … Read more
[ad_1] Thailand has joined several European nations in suspending the AstraZeneca vaccine for fear of blood clots, despite several health authorities around the world insisting that it is safe. The decision led to the embarrassing spectacle of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha abruptly canceling his own televised jab. “Injecting the vaccine for Thais should be safe, … Read more
[ad_1] Irish cases of a potentially worrisome variant of the coronavirus that originated in Brazil have doubled to six, according to health officials. Health Service executive officials who attended Dáil’s health committee on Tuesday did not provide further details of the P1 variant of concern. An improved contact tracing process has been implemented for these … Read more
[ad_1] It has been described as the shadow pandemic, the way Covid has so disproportionately affected women’s lives, from the boardroom to the kitchen table. Those effects range from the almost impossible combination of work and homeschooling, to the worldwide increase in domestic abuse and child marriages. At its most basic level, it’s that women … Read more