By Poornima Gupta and Padraic Halpin SAN FRANCISCO/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government keen to bring jobs to what was then one of Europe's poorest countries, former company execut... [Full Article]
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Apple's ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has hinged on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other countries for investment and jobs. A U.S. Senate... [Full Article]
DUBLIN (AP) - A paralyzed Irish woman who wants to die cannot legally commit suicide with her partner's help, Ireland's Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that moved some in the courtroom to tears. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The Irish company at the centre of a scandal in Europe over horsemeat in beef products, said on Thursday it is leaving the frozen burger market after selling the factory where burgers containing horse DNA were first discovered. The... [Full Article]
DUBLIN (AP) - The husband of a woman who died after being denied an abortion in an Irish hospital accepted an apology Thursday from a midwife who, when explaining why the plea was rejected, said Ireland was "a Catholic country." (Source: As... [Full Article]
By Stephen Mangan ASHBOURNE, Ireland (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny's Fine Gael party was on course to retain its seat in a by-election on Thursday, but its junior partner in government Labour was beaten into fifth place in a humili... [Full Article]
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Frozen food maker Birds Eye said horse meat DNA found in two of its products came from an Irish meat processor that is part of one of Ireland's largest agricultural businesses. Birds Eye was drawn into the scandal last month w... [Full Article]
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Loans to Irish households continued to fall in January as deposits rose on a year-on-year basis for the sixth month in a row, central bank figures showed on Thursday. Loans to households fell 816 million euros in January compared w... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Sheep farmers in Britain and Ireland fear for their future as oversupply of lamb in Europe drags farm-gate prices to three-year lows while production costs soar, giving efficient New Zealand exporters a vital edge. Most British she... [Full Article]
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny was criticised by members of his own government on Wednesday for not issuing the state apology sought by ex-inmates of the notorious Magdalene Laundries following a damning report. More than a quarte... [Full Article]
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