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        <title><![CDATA[Danone to form a joint venture and invest in China’s biggest dairy producer    ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Company will have initial indirect investment of 4% in China Mengniu Dairy   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ryanair brings in 13% more in revenue  as profit tops €650m   ]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Record Ryanair profits push European shares higher   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Rally in global equity markets driven by flurry of merger and acquisition activity   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ryanair in talks with Dublin Airport over launch of possible new routes   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Discussions could herald thaw in fraught relationship   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Innovation to lead the way in European job creation, conference told   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[World innovation leaders honored with Luminary Awards at Trinity College as part of Dublin’s Open Innovation 2.0 Conference   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Directors agree 10% cut in fees at Permanent TSB targets   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Move designed to show solidarity with staff who are losing defined benefit pension scheme   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Bank of Ireland signs up as new Munster Rugby sponsor   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Bank returns as lead sponsor as deal with Toyota ends   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Apple accused of using Irish subsidiaries to avoid tax liability   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Executives face Senate grilling today   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Business  bemoans lack of understanding as row about UK corporate tax intensifies   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Marks & Spencer is latest UK firm named as using Irish operation to reduce its UK tax bill   ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Firstgroup slumps on £615m rights issue   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Parent group of Aircoach halts dividend   ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 21:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tax row could cost UK jobs, minister warns   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Marks & Spencer latest to be named as Google’s Schmidt meets Cameron   ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Mortgage lending slumps in Q1   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Seasonal factors at play in 66 per cent decline   ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Yahoo confirms $1.1bn Tumblr acquisition	   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Internet portal will use blogging network to boost social media reach   ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Retailers call on Howlin to publish new  lottery licencing terms   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Independent traders are worried their margin on sales may be eroded under the new system   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[M&S in the spotlight for Irish tax practices   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[UK retailer reportedly structures European sales in Ireland to avoid UK corporation tax   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ross commends his BOI shareholding   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Stake in the bank is among his “best investments”   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[No equity sell-off for Irish pension funds   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Irish funds keep allocation to equities steady despite a shift away at European level   ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 09:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Elan announces two acquisitions   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Part of a series of transactions designed to 'transform' the company   ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 08:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA['Challenging' five months for Aminex   ]]></title>
        <link>http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/energy-and-resources/challenging-five-months-for-aminex-1.1400048</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Independent oil and gas company beset with delays   ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 07:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Revenues jump 13% at Ryanair   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Low cost airline targets 20 per cent share of European short-haul market   ]]></description>
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