100bn

euro is the ever increasing estimate of the deal/bailout Ireland must accept from the European Stability Facility

12.5

per cent is our corporation tax rate – the lowest of any major EU economy and non-negotiable, says Tánaiste Mary Coughlan

29

white crosses erected on a stretch of the N4 Dublin-Sligo road each mark the spot where a fatality occurred as a result of a car crash over the past 40 years

10

million euro is the biggest libel award in the history of the state, made to Donal Kinsella (67), over a press release from his former employer Kenmare Resources concerning an incident in which
Kinsella sleep-walked naked into the bedroom
of the company
secretary

70,000

the number of mortgage holders now in arrears for more than 90 days

15

million passengers can be accommodated in the new Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport.The existing terminal can handle 25 million

7.95

pounds sterling – the price of a Prince William and Kate Middleton Wedding 2011 mug on eBay

50

million new users have joined Facebook in the past 12 months