The giant MICROSOFT has avoided billions in taxes in Britain, Australia and New Zealand, all countries where it has lucrative public sector contracts, because of its complex corporate structure which uses Irish subsidiaries, a study published today claimed.

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Irish homeowners have already been registering their interest in providing accommodation to people fleeing war-torn Ukraine. So far, over 100 expressions of interest have been made on the Irish Red Cross website. It comes as the charity gets ready to send €500,000 tomorrow to be distributed to Ukraine, to provide assistance where it is needed on the ground.

The shocking statement was found in a teaching booklet intended for use in relationships and sexual education (RSE) lessons for first, second and third-year secondary school students. The booklet directs children to read through several controversial opinions and discuss whether they agreed or disagreed with them, according to the Irish Times.

People who use mental health services in Ireland generally have a favorable view of psychedelic research, according to a new study published in the Irish Journal of Medical Science. A little over half of those surveyed said they would be willing to try psilocybin therapy if their doctor recommended it.

Trees, grasses and wildlife are returning as Lord Randal Plunkett recreates a vanished landscape in County Meath

Video games are all about escaping from reality. Now they’re being used to market real-life escapes.

Ireland has been rocked this week as another horrific scandal linked to the Catholic church emerges in Galway, where a mass grave with the bodies of 800 children was uncovered.

Ireland was once a wilderness of temperate rainforest and pristine bogs, where large carnivores and other beasts roamed. What would it take to restore Ireland to its wild state?

A Subway franchisee tried to claim their sandwiches were a staple food for tax reasons, but the country's strict definition of "bread" won't allow it.

Yes, Ireland has a legal definition for bread. And the nation's Supreme Court said Subway's bread has too much sugar to satisfy it.

A Kilkeel farmer said he is "devastated" at the loss of at least 2,000 pigs in a fire. The farrowing house at Glenmarshal Pedigree Pig, a shed where sows and their piglets were kept, was destroyed. Owner Trevor Shields said fire fighters did a "tremendous job" in stopping the fire from spreading. "In layman's terms it's the maternity ward and there were 140 sows in there with baby piglets, up to about three weeks old," Mr Shields said.

IRISH ARCHAEOLOGISTS have made an incredible discovery in Cork, having unearthed the foundations of a house from the Neolithic era. The ancient house is believed to be 5,700 years old, and was likely the home of a family from one of the earliest farming communities to have settled in the south of Ireland.

A group of citizens have just won a landmark case against the Irish government for failing to take adequate action on climate change. Climate Case Ireland was started by Friends of the Irish Environment and is the first case in Ireland to hold the government to account for its contributions to dangerous levels of climate change.

Irish-made app has more than 1.3m downloads, in stark contrast to the UK’s efforts

A genetic survey of ancient remains from Ireland reveals the existence of a Stone Age social elite.

Reddit Ireland has taken the "difficult decision" to shut down in the early hours of the morning, to limit the racist and extremist content posted from the US during daytime hours there. A multitude of accounts using false identities were to blame, it said. Moderators said having to check every comment on the group had pushed them to "breaking point".

More than 50% of Irish respondents to a global survey about drugs and alcohol use say they have seen an increase in the frequency of their drinking since the Covid-19 restrictions were implemented. For the past number of years, TheJournal.ie has partnered with the Global Drug Survey to understand people’s relationship with controlled and uncontrolled substances.

The organisers of a fundraising campaign for Native Americans hit by the coronavirus have thanked Irish donors for their support.

Apple's European headquarters at Hollyhill, Cork is reported to have two more cases of coronavirus infections, bringing the facility's number to three.