Thursday 23 May, 2013
Eighty-five official names were received by Dublin City Council, which was shortlisted to 17.
Does anyone like the sound of the “Kevin Heffernan Bridge”?
Traffic was diverted after the truck struck the bridge. Gardaà are on the scene and helping to free the truck.
The 660 metre bridge will cost in the region of €18 million. It’s hoped, however, that the majority of this money can be obtained from the EU.
Authorities said the 68-year-old jumped off a bridge in Los Angeles.
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ROADS IN KILDARE have reopened earlier than expected after a truck travelling onto the M4 got stuck under a bridge.
AA Roadwatch confirmed the incident but said the westbound ‘on ramp’ at junction 5 Leixlip is now open to vehicles. The lorry has been removed.
There are no further problems in the area.
The man who died has been named as 36-year-old Dermot Kenny who lived locally.
In tonight’s Fix: Occupied buildings, topless protests and the overriding importance of warm socks.
The five-storey vessel carrying rocket parts ploughed through a two-lane highway bridge in Kentucky. Check out these pictures…
And it wasn’t any old bridge, either.
Two carriages of one of the trains fell off a bridge in Zhejiang Province following the collision, in which one train ran into the back of another. Many of the injured have been taken to hospital.
Soft-sided trailer of truck is torn clean off in accident at Cork rail bridge on Lower Glanmire Road.
AT A HIGH-profile US Senate meeting, technology giant Apple was accused of using Ireland as a ‘tax haven’.
The multinational firm, which employs 4,000 people in Ireland, reportedly avoided paying €34 billion in US taxes by negotiating a tax rate of less than 2 per cent with the Irish government – significantly lower than that nation’s 12.5 per cent statutory rate.
The Senate heard that American children are losing out on education because Apple is transferring profits to Irish subsidiaries.
However, the Taoiseach Enda Kenny has denied that Ireland is a tax haven and rejected claims that authorities had negotiated deals with multi-national companies.
So, today we want to know, what do you think? Should Ireland be tougher on multi-national companies when it comes to tax?
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Aer Arann buys €144 million worth of aircraft and announces 50 jobs |
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