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Ryan Ellis (left) of the Americans for Tax Reform making the case for Ireland being a poster child for low corporate taxation.

Our corporate tax rates aren’t low.

The US tax rates are too high.

Or something.

A presentation in Dublin on international tax and Ireland by free market lobbyists Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) chaired by Eamon Delaney – urging Ireland to resist EU tax harmonisation, keep our 12.5 per cent (and usually a lot less) corporation tax rate.

Eamon writes:

The ATR philosophy is quite specific and for many even provocative : that companies are being over taxed generally, especially in the US, thus driving them overseas and creating phenomena like inversion and the double Irish and the Luxembourg situation….

Seems fair.

FIGHT!

Americans For Tax reform

seanb-e1413313744224Finger-wagger-in-chief Séan Barratt

Stinking rich speaker Séan Barratt.

But how rich?

Facebooker Liam Deegan fumes:

Séan Barrett, the man who refuses to let his boss Enda, down by throwing a fire blanket over the opposition in case someone happens to manage to start a fire under his bottom….
For a man that declares no income other than his Dáil salary, he has plenty of fingers in plenty of pies. Every share he owns has some form of return just like the Standard Life ones he holds and then there is his directorships, so are we to assume that he makes no income or claims no expenses from any of them? Are we to also assume that his shares are not held in offshore companies- Just like the ones he holds in the Channel Islands? Time for an indepth look [link below] at Sean’s  business ventures…

Yikes!

Liam Deegan (Facebook)

UPDATE: All information already in the public domain (see comments). Nothing to see here.

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Staying in this Xmas with bored young persons about?

Read on.

Siobhan writes:

Saol Faoi Shráid is a new and original Irish language puppet series produced by Meangadh Fíbín for TG4. The series is aimed at 3-6 year olds and follows the adventures of brother and sister duo, Ribín & Glibín, aliens from the centre of the earth. When their space ship crashes, they find themselves in a new underground world where they find a new home with a group of insect characters who have formed a rock band; Cicí, Rocco & Dris….

A Special episode of “Saol Faoi Shráid” will air on Christmas Eve at 09:00 & 15:10 and again on Christmas Day @ 10:00 on TG4. And Saol Faoi Shráid will air every morning over Christmas from St. Stephen’s Day onwards at the earlier time of 08:00.

.Saol Faoi Shráid

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The Government today indicated that the referendum on civil marriage equality will be held in May 2015.

Kieran Rose of GLEN [Gay and Lesbian Equality Network} write:

“We welcome the Government decision to outline the timeframe for the referendum. The referendum will put the question of equality in the Constitution for lesbian and gay couples to the people, as recommended by the Constitutional Convention. The referendum, if carried, will complete the remarkable journey to Constitutional equality for lesbian and gay people in Ireland

“We look forward to a positive campaign which focuses on the value of marriage to everyone in Irish society and explains why marriage matters to lesbian and gay couples”

FIGHT!

GLEN

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Gary H writes:

Daze [and unidentified dog] in her reindeer outfit…

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Amanda K writes:

This is my little girl Freya… who is just so overwhelmed with it all she needs a little snooze.

image1-29Suzanne writes:

This is Cooper my rescue dog and best buddy. Cooper is deaf so is pretty crap at recall and other commands, but I love him to bits!

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Angahard writes:

Felix doesn’t like turkey, isn’t a big fan of the Christmas tree and definitely hates reindeer.

It really is the most wonderful time of the year for domestic animals. Your pets at Xmas marked ‘My Pet At Xmas’ to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie.

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Hello you.

Ireland’s European Auditor Kevin Cardiff, former Secretary General at the Department of Finance during the financial crisis and the mislaid €3.6 billion crisis at government buildings, Merrion Street, Dublin today.

Good times.

Banking inquiry: Those hoping for full disclosure will be let down Daniel McConnell, Independent.ie)

Previously: Kevin Cardiff on Broadsheet

(Sam Boal/Photocall ireland)
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