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Prime Numbers
How many Dunnes workers went on strike? It’s the week in numbers
Plus: How many information inquests did the Irish government make to Snapchat?
EVERY SATURDAY, TheJournal.ie brings you a selection of statistics and numerical nuggets to help you digest the week that has just passed.
6: The number of houses destroyed in a Newbridge fire. A man has been charged over the blaze.
30,000: The number of suspected leaks Irish Water says it has already found.
80mm: The thickness of a Spanish Armada canon ball that washed up on a Sligo beach.
3,000: The potential reduction in Irish dairy farmers in Ireland over the next five years after the removal of milk quotas.
2: The number of fingers illegal immigrants are giving to the State according to the Immigration Control Platform.
$800,000: What US special agents allegedly stole in Bitcoin while probing the Silk Road drug website.
5,100: The number of Mandate workers at Dunnes Stores who went on strike.
147: The number of people killed by gunmen who attacked a university in Kenya.
$150m: The amount a jury awarded to a US family whose son was killed when their Jeep exploded.
2: The number of data requests the Irish government made to Snapchat in five months.
562,000 (and counting): The number of Reddit users who’ve clicked The Button.
112: The number of staff at Nama earning over €100,000.
€19.99: What users of Jay-Z’s new music streaming service Tidal will have to pay per month.
1,000: The number of pieces of stolen jewellery gardaí want to reunite with owners.
€300m: What property developer Johnny Ronan paid to settle his debts with Nama.
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