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# windfall

This year
2023
Corporation tax up 71% in the first quarter of 2023 - but half of it is 'unlikely to be permanent'
However, Finance Minister Michael McGrath has said around half of that tax take is unlikely to be permanent.
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Apr 4th 2023, 5:19 PM
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National Lottery reveals list of third place winners as jackpot rolls over... again
A total of 209 people have benefited from the boosted prize funds, to a total of almost €16 million.
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Dec 2nd 2021, 3:33 PM
Doherty completes Tottenham move as Bohemians set to land massive payday
The 28-year-old Dubiner has signed a contract that will keep him at the club until 2024.
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Aug 30th 2020, 10:19 AM
Friend willing to step back and reassess Connacht approach as they bow out of Europe
The Australian also welcomed news confirming €20 million-worth of grants to go towards the Sportsground’s redevelopment.
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Jan 13th 2020, 7:00 AM
IRFU promise to invest €27 million land sale fee into grassroots rugby
The union has sold a 92-acre site in the Newlands Cross area of Dublin.
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Nov 12th 2018, 12:31 PM
Minister for Finance says corporation tax take is actually €1 billion higher than expected
As a result, Paschal Donohoe expects the Budget to balance rather than run a deficit as had been expected.
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Oct 5th 2018, 6:57 PM
Poll: Would you return the money if you were overpaid?
An Australia worker was recently overpaid nearly $490,000. Would you give it back?
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Aug 28th 2018, 8:17 AM
€1.5 million announced by Ross is new 'windfall' funding
Questions had been asked about where the funding had come from.
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Aug 7th 2018, 6:20 PM
Nama has paid over €115 million to receivers since the property crash
Grant Thornton has received €17.28 million for its work in the area.
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Jul 14th 2017, 8:51 PM
Euro 2016 attracted 613,000 visitors and generated €1.2 billion for the French economy
It’s safe to assume that Irish fans contributed their fair share.
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Jan 25th 2017, 5:18 PM
Man United the first British club to earn more than half a billion pounds in one year
And the revenue is expected to keep rising.
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Sep 12th 2016, 3:03 PM
Dundalk to earn more than €6m in Europe and there are plenty of more bonuses on offer
The Lilywhites could also earn a further €360,000 for each win they record in the Europa League group stages.
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Aug 24th 2016, 8:55 AM
Jordan Spieth's caddy was a maths teacher not so long ago - yesterday he landed a windfall
Not bad for carrying a bag around a field.
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Apr 13th 2015, 4:59 PM
Galway punter claims a whopping €206k back off his €1 football accumulator
The jammy sod called the results of 17 matches correctly last night to earn nearly a quarter of a million.
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Feb 25th 2015, 2:34 PM
Connacht boosted by over €1 million in extra funding from IRFU
The western province are set to improve their strength and conditioning facilities and have appointed Paul Bunce as their new head of fitness.
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May 19th 2014, 3:38 PM
Facebook CEO made $3.3 billion in stock options last year
According to regulatory documents filed on Monday, Zuckerberg has reduced his salary to $1 a year.
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Apr 1st 2014, 10:54 AM
Teenager gets $31,000 in bank error... and spends it
Understandable really.
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Mar 28th 2014, 10:21 AM
Bord Gáis price hikes questioned as staff set to share €54m payout
Bord Gáis workers are to split a windfall after the winding up of the company’s share ownership scheme.
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Mar 21st 2014, 10:37 AM
Sergio Garcia wins Iskandar Johor Open (and a cool $2m)
Thunderstorms reduced the tournament to a 54-hole contest but Garcia showed he was still in control.
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Dec 16th 2012, 5:23 PM
'Game changer': BT secure £152M Premiership Rugby broadcast rights
The deal will also dilute Sky TV’s monopoly on Heineken Cup coverage.
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Sep 12th 2012, 2:50 PM
WATCH: What would you do if you won the Lotto?
How would you spend an unexpected windfall – charity donations, a house, a holiday, a woman? Or would you just take out a massive ad in the papers to make all your enemies jealous…
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Sep 28th 2011, 3:22 PM