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What's 12.9 inches and got the internet all excited this week? It’s the week in numbers

Tongues were wagging ;-)

EVERY SATURDAY ON TheJournal.ie, we bring you a selection of the statistics and numerical nuggets to help you digest the week that has just passed.

7,150: The size in square metres of the new Primark store in Boston.

85: The number of workers set to lose their jobs either directly or indirectly with the closure of Boyers.

€44.59: What the average household bill is set to drop by according to Bord Gáis.

500: The number of lodges at a new water-based holiday water resort in Longford.

12.9: The size in inches of the new iPad Pro.

€500 million: The value of the support package announced by the European Commission to appease violent farmer protests in Brussels.

40: The number of Irish bankers who earned at least €1 million in 2013.

€1,000: What some tickets for Dublin’s U2 concerts were selling for online before they even went on general sale.

400: The number of beds in a planned new student accommodation facility in Dublin.

23: The minimum number of years Karen Buckley’s killer Alexander Pacteau will spend in prison.

324: The total number of tours of duty taken by the 130 Irish troops heading to the Golan Heights.

€3.95: The price of a pint of Staropramen in the Cork’s first Wetherspoon’s, a euro more expensive than Dublin.

4,000: The number of refugees Ireland will take as part of the country’s response to the current crisis.

Read: Like our weekly numerical breakdown? Check out more >

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