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Whereupon we visit the Treibheanna na Gaillimhe

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Galway! Níl Gaeilge agam. Ba mhaith liom. Is é tír na seacht ríthe ireann. Agus is í Gaillimh bród dóibh siúd go léir. There is an energy to the City of the Tribes that makes you want to dance as soon as you land. The wind from the sea, the liveliness of the people, the sheer energy of the city makes your legs dance, your heart beat and your lungs start to sing. Preferable not Continue reading Whereupon we visit the Treibheanna na Gaillimhe→

Dublin – and a little bit of Irish corruption

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I love Dublin. Scruffy old town that it is, it used to be my old stomping ground. (When I escaped out of Wicklow). I have a great love for the place Even being confronted with a march for the 32 counties on Easter Sunday didn’t phase me. I just pointed out that fact to my 4 year old son that one of the protestors had a M&S bag as evidence of the nonsense they were Continue reading Dublin – and a little bit of Irish corruption→

Day 7: in which I retire to a monastery (island)

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I awoke with my usual early morning vigour and jumped in the shower. The thing had another box on the wall, which made a hell of a noise. Turns out it had a pump inside to give extra power, and it was certainly a powerful jet. Michael and his Mum were still setting out breakfast so I went for a brisk constitutional around McCraigs tower. A rabbit ignored me as it vandalised the gardens. I Continue reading Day 7: in which I retire to a monastery (island)→

Yahoo! pulls out of Spain! for tax! benefits! goes back to Ireland! (but it’s bankrupt! anyway)

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Yahoo! has sent a mass email to all of its Spanish users informing them that “to continue our excellent service” blah blah blah your user contract will be transferred to Yahoo! Ireland. I got one myself. (I use Yahoo!? Blimey. Oh yes, to fool Google.) So if you want to continue using Yahoo! in Spain, be aware that it won’t follow Spanish rules, and you have to abide by Irish laws. You can shut up Continue reading Yahoo! pulls out of Spain! for tax! benefits! goes back to Ireland! (but it’s bankrupt! anyway)→

Spains 3rd largest company Inditex moves all online billing operations to Ireland (or how to hide 742 million euros annually from Hacienda)

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Inditex -the owner of such fashion chains as Zara, Uterqüe, Pull&Bear, Bershka, Massimo Dutti, Stradivarius or Oysho- has moved its online operations to the Republic of Ireland in order to take advantadge of the 12,5% flat rate corporation tax available there, the lowest corporation tax in the EU. This compares favourably with a 30% corporation tax Spains third largest company would have to pay if all this went through Madrid. (Yes, I know they’re based Continue reading Spains 3rd largest company Inditex moves all online billing operations to Ireland (or how to hide 742 million euros annually from Hacienda)→