A former professor at Maynooth University said he âstrongly disagreedâ with the conclusion of the collegeâs president, Prof Philip Nolan, that the professional relationship between two senior academics had broken down and one of the parties needed to be moved to a different role where they had no teaching or research work.
Prof Paul Donovan, emeritus associate professor at the Maynooth Universityâs School of Business, told a hearing of the Labour Court that he also disagreed with Prof Nolanâs view that a row between the two academics, Robert Galavan and Peter McNamara, was affecting the work of the school.
Top 10 companies now pay more than half of corporate tax Covid delivers sharp jump in share of corporation tax paid by big business
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Corporation tax accounted for 21 per cent of all taxes collected by Revenue in 2020. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
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The Government’s dependence on large multinationals for tax revenue intensified further as a result of the impact of Covid-19 last year, with the top 10 companies now contributing more than half of all corporation tax receipts for the first time.
Forensic experts unable to identify cause of fire which led to death of pensioner Investigators say sofa was centre of fire but no accelerant, candles, electrical device found
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An inquest into the death of a pensioner in a house fire in Dublin’s north inner city heard forensic experts were unable to establish how the fire started.
George Healy (78) was found unconscious in his home on Hibernia Avenue, North Strand on the evening of December 22nd, 2017 after a neighbour alerted emergency services after seeing smoke coming from the property.
Efforts to resuscitate Mr Healy, who was discovered in the kitchenette of the house, proved unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead a short time later at the Mater Hospital.