Ireland Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Ireland distances itself from Apple's tax inquiry

by John-Michael Bond (May 21st, 2013)

Ireland has responded to criticism from Senater Carl Levin (D-Mich.) that Irish tax laws allowed Apple to avoid playing taxes on tens of billions of dollars in profits using Irish subsidiaries. So what did Ireland have to say for itself? In a statement to RTE, Ireland's national broadcast ...

Irish government drops Blackberry, picks up iPads

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 14th, 2012)

The Irish government has announced that it will be dropping support for Blackberrys in favor of iPhones and Android devices, according to SiliconRepublic. The move affects Teachta Dála's (TD's) in the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). The government has decided that ...

Irish Prime Minister visits Apple's European headquarters

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 28th, 2012)

One week after Apple announced it would create another 500 jobs at its European headquarters in Cork, Ireland, the employees there got a visit from none other than Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny. The visit happened yesterday, reports MacWorld UK, and during that time Kenny was snapped ...

Daily Update for April 20, 2012

by Steven Sande (Apr 20th, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Apple to create 500 jobs in Cork, Ireland

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 20th, 2012)

Apple announced today that it will expand its headquarters in Cork, Ireland. "Apple has been in Cork for over 30 years and we are thrilled to be expanding our presence there," an Apple spokesman told the Irish Times. "Our plans will add over 500 new jobs to support our growing business across ...

Is Apple avoiding taxes in the UK?

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Apr 11th, 2012)

The Daily Mail is reporting that Apple only paid £10 million in UK corporation tax for the last fiscal year, even though the country earned £6 billion in the UK. The paper has also accused Amazon and Google of UK tax avoidance as well. The report also discusses Apple's operations in ...

Localized Flipboard Content guides available for UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 2nd, 2012)

Flipboard added another feature to its popular social stream and news reading app that'll please international users. Announced earlier this week, the company will be sending out three new Content guides for readers in Australia, Canada and the UK and Ireland. Folks in those countries will soon ...

Apple to create 350 jobs in Cork, Ireland

by Dave Caolo (Jun 30th, 2011)

There's good news for Cork, Ireland residents looking for work. The Irish Examiner is reporting that Apple intends to create 350 jobs in the city. Apple has reportedly leased the top two floors of a building on Cork's Half Moon Street (about 25,000 sq ft.), which was completed in 2009. This ...

Textbooks swapped for iPads by Irish school

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 1st, 2011)

A small secondary school in Ireland is doing something extraordinary -- ditching textbooks for iPads. Starting in September, St Coleman's College in the town of Claremorris in the west of Ireland will give students the option of learning from regular textbooks or specially equipped iPads, ...

iPad 2 Ireland launch guide

by TUAW Blogger (Mar 25th, 2011)

Guest post by James Britton Ireland: the land of Guinness, shamrocks, leprechauns and soon - Thinner. Lighter. Faster. FaceTime. Smart Covers. 10-hour battery. Well, the Yanks have had their two-week head start, now it's our turn. It's the eve of the international launch of iPad 2 and ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Is Ireland's 3 carrier blocking Cydia?

by Erica Sadun (Feb 13th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, It looks like 3 Ireland, the one of the Irish iPhone carriers, has blocked Cydia's servers from their network. I'm experiencing errors refreshing data from apt.saurik.com and can't get Cydia to work at all. Can you suggest a work-around for those of us on 3? Help a ...

O2 Ireland defends high iPhone costs

by Dave Caolo (Mar 2nd, 2008)

As we reported last week, O2 is set to release the iPhone in Ireland at either €399 (8GB model) or €499 (16GB). That's approximately $605US or $757US, respectively. Consider that their cheapest contract runs for 18 months (which figures out to a minimun of €1,209) with 1GB of data ...

O2 bringing the iPhone to Ireland

by Scott McNulty (Feb 28th, 2008)

As you might have heard by now (especially if you're an iPhone fan in Ireland), O2 will be bringing the iPhone to the Emerald Isle. Starting on March 14th our Irish friends can pick up a 8 gig iPhone for €399 or the 16 giger for €499. Plans start at €45 per month and all include 1GB ...

Griffin iTrips to be legalized in Ireland

by Dave Caolo (Sep 5th, 2006)

Legalize it! That's what a number of Irish iPod owners have been hoping would happen, and it just may come to pass by the end of the year, according to BreakingNews.ie. Up until now, the small FM transmitters by Griffin technology that allow for the wireless broadcast of music stored on an iPod over ...

"Walk of shame" customer receives iMac replacement

by David Chartier (Aug 25th, 2006)

Remember Karl, the frustrated iMac customer from Dublin who was going to prove he could walk his sick iMac 156 miles into service for replacement faster than Apple could pick it up? As it turns out, he apparently never hit the road; Infinite Loop at Ars Technica is reporting that Apple Ireland ...