Mars, Luiz Suarez, and property prices: The week in numbers
Plus: What was the average temperature around the world last month?
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Plus: What was the average temperature around the world last month?
Plus: What age was the former US president who did a parachute jump for his birthday this week?
Plus: What percentage of Labour TDs are running for deputy leader of the party?
Plus: How many days until the next Budget?
Plus: Who was on the top-selling edition of the RTE Guide this year?
Plus: How many bananas come into Ireland every week?
Plus: How many letters and packages does An Post deal with in an average week?
Plus: How many Easter eggs are people planning to give tomorrow?
Plus: How much money did the Criminal Assets Bureau give to the Exchequer last year from criminal activity?
Plus: How many Irish people are treated every year for alcohol abuse?
Plus: How many Irish people don’t exercise at all?
Plus: How many smells can the human nose distinguish?
Plus: How many journeys were made on public transport in Ireland in one year?
Plus: How many candidates are running as ‘Independent Fine Gael’ in the local elections?
Plus: What percentage of teenagers have received a sexual message online?
Plus: Just how much did Anglo shares fall during its annus horribilis of 2008?
Plus: What percentage of people aged 50 and older in Ireland are obese?
Plus: How many years does Bill Gates think it will be until there are almost no poor countries left in the world?
Plus: How many Irish people used Swiss euthanasia clinic Dignitas last year?
Plus: Where did Michael Noonan rank out of Europe’s Finance Ministers in a Financial Times list?
Plus: How many people in the world are obese?
Plus: How many people voted Yes in the Seanad referendum when they meant to vote No?
Plus: How much does the average family with two children spend on childcare every year?
Plus: What percentage unemployment rate does Taoiseach Enda Kenny want to see in 2016?
Plus: How many people can’t name their MEP? Hint: A lot.
Plus: What’s the average monthly rent in Ireland?
Plus: how much will the average household spend on Christmas this year?
Plus: Exactly how many Labour Party councillors have left the party because they disagree with its policies in government?
Plus: How much money has the HSE spent so far this year?
Plus: How many words were in the Budget Day speeches given by Michael Noonan and Brendan Howlin? Clue: a lot.
Taxes, cuts and savings – here’s a numerical round-up of the key figures from Budget 2014.
Plus: How many days before Christmas was an advent calender spotted in Dunnes?
Plus: How many €50 notes were discovered in developer Tom McFeely’s former home on Ailesbury Road?
Plus: how much money is the Government hoping to get from the sale of Bord Gais Energy?
Plus: How many texts do people in Ireland send on an average day?
Plus: What percentage of people in Ireland smoke? And what’s the average weekly wage?
Plus: how much was spent on alcohol in Ireland last year?
Arts and social sciences continue to be the most popular.
Plus: How many people have visited the church in Spain with the botched fresco of Jesus?
It’s a big day for the 55,572 students who will receive their results today.