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[Dr Allan Mee, project manager of the Golden Eagle Trust with a white-tailed eagle in 2007]

Dr Mee spoke to Colm Ó Mongáin on Morning Ireland this morning about the white-tailed eagle that was found dead in a Tipperary field, saying:

“[There were] about 50 shotgun pellets, so, mostly on one side of the body so it kind of points to the fact that somebody walked up to the bird…because the pellets are all on one side of the body and shot it. The bird managed to get away and survive for a number of weeks but it must have been a slow pretty horrible death until it ultimately starved.”

Pic: RTÉ

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14.03.05-Australia

Apple Sales International, the Irish-based entity in charge of Apple’s international tax dealings, has never filed financial returns with the Companies Registrations Office in Dublin, but reported over $100 billion in profit over the last five years while paying less than 50 cents in tax on every $1,000 of income…

“If I pay $600 for an iPad in Australia, then $550 is paid to Apple Ireland and out of the $550, $220 is not taxed anywhere in the world,” said Antony Ting, a senior lecturer in taxation law at Sydney University.

Apple pays $193m tax in Australia on $27b revenue as Federal Government vows to capture lost taxes (ABC)

Thanks Mark Geary

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At the Samuel Beckett Bridge, Dublin this morning.

Further to yesterday’s traffic ‘measures‘.

Serv writes:

Don’t try attending the EPP {European People’s Conference at the National Convention Centre]] conference by bicycle. The Gardai seem to have banned European style cycle infrastructure for the day.

Update:

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Serv adds:

Cyclists breakthrough at the NCC, garda reinforcements arrive….

Meanwhile…

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The Quays at the Ha’penny Bridge this morning

Thanks Roisin Gallagher

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