33

Number of bullets a Glock 19 clip contains before it need reloading. The gun was used in the assassination attempt on congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the murder of six bystanders

48

Hours allotted to teaching religion at largest primary teacher training college, Mary Immaculate in Limerick. Science gets 12

25,000

Euro debt the average university student will graduate with under plan recommended in the Hunt report

3.6

Percentage growth rate in Germany, fastest since re-unification, and confirming there is a two-speed eurozone

600

Life-threatening disorders can be identified under an experimental genetic test likely to be available for €150 in two years,
opening the prospect of eliminating most inherited diseases

1998

The last year when 2010's tourism earnings of €4.6bn were at a comparable level

15

Centimetres of fast-flowing flood water can knock a person off their feet

50

Percentage increase in Irish emigrating to Australia, estimated to
be 3,000 this year compared with 2,000

in 2010