Apple chief executive Tim Cook arrives to testify at a Senate subcommittee hearing on offshore profit shifting on Capitol Hill in Washington yesterday. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters

Maker of the iPhone and iPad accused of sheltering profits in Irish ‘ghost companies’

Germany calling: Enda Kenny at a press conference in Berlin. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty

Enda Kenny came late to power, but so far he has wielded it well. Will instinct, energy and affability be enough to see the Taoise(...)

Minister for Energy Pat Rabbitte is initiating a formal review of the fiscal terms for oil and gas exploration but he has rejected demands from an Oireachtas committee for a Norwegian-style regime with very heavy taxation.

Rabbitte says he is looking to reposition exploration tax to similar level as the UK

Unemployment, housing and poverty: all areas where younger people have been hit harder.

Study finds younger people worst afflicted by unemployment, mortgage debt and negative equity up to 2010

The Taoiseach said he knew of apartment owners whose property tax liability was one-fifth or one-sixth the amount they pay in charges to property management companies

Enda Kenny expressed confidence that Revenue would be able to demonstrate compliance with new tax would meet target

Minister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin moved last night to give the LRC six more days to pursue talks with union leaders. Photograph: Eric Luke

Sources close to talks indicate Government believes overall deal embracing all public service unions and groups unlikely

People attending the “Walk in the Woods” protest on Sunday.  Photograph: Eric Luke

Senior Coalition figure says Coillte plan ‘not a priority’

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