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Firefighter in breathing apparatus extinguishing a car fire in South Dublin on Halloween. Dublin Fire Brigade/Twitter
Prime Numbers
How many calls did Dublin Fire Brigade receive on Halloween? It's the week in numbers
Plus: The total amount of money raised from the Liam Miller tribute match.
EVERY WEEK, TheJournal.ie offers a selection of statistics and numerical nuggets to help you digest the week that has just passed.
100: The number of panes of glass that were smashed in an Offaly church overnight this week.
64.85: The percentage that the referendum to remove the offence of blasphemy from the Constitution passed by.
900: The number of calls that Dublin Fire Brigade received on Halloween.
120,000: The number of apples a Tipperary farmer gave away to local schools in a bid to promote healthy eating.
67: The percentage of people who think Ireland should stop turning back the clocks twice a year and keep the same time zone all year round.
€1.5 million: The total amount of money raised from the Liam Miller tribute match.
5: The number of complaints upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland against Eir over a range of ads that were found to be misleading to customers.
6: The number of months that Sinn Féin’s Peadar Tóibín is suspended from the party for after he voted against abortion legislation in the Dáil last month.
9,055: The number of admitted patients that were forced to wait on trolleys and chairs in hospitals last month.
182 metres: The height of the world’s tallest statue that was unveiled amid protests in India this week.
20,000: The number of people who took part in the 39th annual Dublin Marathon.
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