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# Prime Numbers
Poolbeg chimneys, Game of Thrones, and spicy burgers: The week in numbers
Plus: Just how sad is Garth Brooks about the whole concert debacle?
EVERY WEEK, TheJournal.ie offers a selection of statistics and numerical nuggets to help you digest the week that has just passed.
€199,500 - The amount of money that Anthony Lyons paid to a woman he sexually assaulted in Dublin, a court heard this week.
3,029 - The number of children and young people waiting to be referred to mental health professionals in Ireland.
1,759 - The average number of flights in Irish airspace every day last month.
1,700 - The number of people who received payouts from the Injuries Board for accidents in public places last year.
29 - The percentage increase in asylum applications to Europe this year, with a total of 108,300 applications. Almost one third of these were from Syria.
19 - The number of Emmy nominations that Game of Thrones received this week, more than any other programme. Breaking Bad was second with 16 nominations.
9 - The number of experts from various fields who have been appointed to help the banking inquiry figure out exactly what it should be investigating.
2 - The number of journalists hospitalised after eating a spicy burger.
2 - The number of massive chimneys at Poolbeg Station in Dublin which may face demolition.
1 - The number of days until the World Cup final between Argentina and Germany.
1 billionth - The amount of sadness that anyone else in the world has about the Garth Brooks concerts, compared to the amount of sadness of the man himself, apparently.
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