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One of the many tourist attactions in Marrakesh, the open food market.  Credit: Vladimir Pcholkin Remains of bombed cafe a constant reminder of extremist threat
  • Africa
  • Bill Corcoran
  • May 22, 2013, 12:00

Djemaa-el-Fna square in Marrakesh teems with people two years after deadly terrorist act

Cancer facilities for the young still a scandal
  • Health
  • Westley Barnes
  • May 22, 2013, 02:00

Opinion: Donal Walsh was one of many to endure disgracefully underfunded surroundings

  • 4 comments
People walk past the Apple logo near an Apple Store at a shopping area in central Beijing. Photograph: Petar Kujundzic/Reuters Scrutiny of Ireland begins to bite in Apple tax inquiry
  • Economy
  • Arthur Beesley
  • May 22, 2013, 02:00

Analysis: The spotlight on Ireland and other low-tax jurisdictions might yet make it more difficult to attract big firms into the State with investment and jobs

  • 54 comments
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Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin at a press briefing at Government Buildings yesterday  on the negotiations on Croke Park. On the right is Paul Reid, Government chief negotiator. Photograph: Cyril Byrne Revised proposals more than ‘tweaks’ to rejected deal
  • Social Affairs
  • Martin Wall
  • May 22, 2013, 01:00

Savings a crucial issue for Government

The Apple logo. Ireland has developed a reputation as a safe and efficient place in which to base your IP holding company as part of a global tax structure Intellectual property rights at the core of Apple’s Irish subsidiaries
  • Financial Services
  • Colm Keena
  • May 22, 2013, 01:00

Firm’s subsidiaries in Cork are not tax-resident anywhere

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Deputy Mick Wallace at Leinster House yesterday. “Most came to the realisation that the the political row surrounding Shatter was petering out.” Photograph: Cyril Byrne Apology in a thicket of conditionality gets Shatter off the hook
  • News
  • Harry McGee
  • May 22, 2013, 01:00

Analysis: Minister for Justice’s case helped by lack of Government sympathy for Mick Wallace

  • 12 comments
 Solicitor Caroline Simons arriving at the Oireachtas Health Committee hearings, at Leinster House, Dublin. Photograph: Eric Luke Abortion hearings show proposals need to be redrafted
  • News
  • Paul Cullen
  • May 22, 2013, 01:00

Analysis: Central difficulty relates to suicide clause and absence of gestational limits as lawyers aired wide disagreements at the Oireachtas health committee

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 Minister for Justice Alan Shatter at at Citizenship Ceremony in Dublin yesterday. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times The questions surrounding Shatter’s use of confidential Garda information
  • News
  • Harry McGee
  • May 21, 2013, 14:02

Shatter faces more criticism over using information given in Garda briefing but he doesn’t do apologies or climb-downs

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Cantillon: Hyperactive Elan betting that it can hold shareholders
  • Health & Pharma
  • May 21, 2013, 12:38

Drugmaker seems a long way from the measured approach that has typified the tenure of Kelly Martin

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 Shinzo Abe poses inside the cockpit of a T-4 training jet. The photograph sparked uproar   in South Korea and China as the number 731 reminded  many of the infamous Japanese bio-warfare Unit 731, which carried out experiments on live prisoners and unleashed a plague on Chinese civilians.  Photograph:  Reuters Letter from Tokyo
  • Asia-Pacific
  • David McNeill
  • May 21, 2013, 12:00

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe’s revisionist rhetoric alarms regional neighbours

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A screen displays a recent  Dow Jones Industrial Average. For the last 18 Tuesdays, the average has risen every time Stocktake: Rising risk of ‘melt-up’ in five-year US bull market
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  • Proinsias O'Mahony
  • May 21, 2013, 02:00

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Abortion Rights Campaign postcard sent to members of the Oireachtas. Photograph: Joe O’Shaughnessy Catholic hierarchy still on a learning curve in dealing with abortion
  • Religion & Beliefs
  • James Mackey
  • May 21, 2013, 02:00

Rite & Reason: A poor view of women paints a picture of them wanting abortions on lifestyle whims

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Asia Briefing: Premier moves to ease private investment
  • Economy
  • Clifford Coonan
  • May 21, 2013, 02:00

Li Keqiang keen to emphasise reform credentials

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Asia Briefing: Germans battle for share of Chinese auto market
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  • Clifford Coonan
  • May 21, 2013, 02:00

Premium sector remains attractive, despite slowdown, especially for SUVs

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