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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cantillon: Hyperactive Elan betting that it can hold shareholders

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

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

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe’s revisionist rhetoric alarms regional neighbours

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

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

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

Asia Briefing: Premier moves to ease private investment

Li Keqiang keen to emphasise reform credentials

Asia Briefing: Germans battle for share of Chinese auto market

Premium sector remains attractive, despite slowdown, especially for SUVs

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“New information has emerged from the Revenue Commissioners on incomes and taxation here.” Government zealously protects the wealthy in Ireland’s Wild West tax haven
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