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Bono says Enda Kenny shouldn’t be on cover of Time

By The Mick
October 20, 2012
Bono says Enda Kenny shouldn’t be on cover of Time

International but Irish-born rock star Bono believes that the people of Ireland — not Taoiseach Enda Kenny — should have featured on the cover of Time magazine. “They are the ones who have taken all the pain,” he told reporters last week. The european edition of Times weekly news magazine featured Mr Kenny on...
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Ireland’s Tourism Minister extends reduced Tax

By The Mick
May 10, 2012
Ireland’s Tourism Minister extends reduced Tax

The lower VAT rate of 9% for the tourism industry will continue into 2013. Ireland’s Minister for Tourism Leo Varadkar confirmed the move in the Dáil after communications with Minister for Finance Michael Noonan. Mr Varadkar said that the reduction has been successful in increasing employment and it has, by and large, passed on...
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