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European competition commissioner Margarethe Vestager didn’t hold back in her criticisms of Ireland and Apple in her statement on the findings of the investigation into alleged breaches of state aid rules and their implications

European Commissioner for Competition Margarethe Vestager didn't hold back in her criticisms of Ireland and Apple in her statement on the findings of the investigation into alleged breaches of state aid rules and their implications. Here's an edited summary of what she had to say. 

Brain deterioration caused by Alzheimer’s has been delayed by a drug for the first time, researchers have announced.

Helen Rochford Brennan has always been a fighter, championing the cause of the underdog, be they refugees or people with a disability.

The number of Irish people with dementia will rise 40% in the term of the next government, says the Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI).

September is the most dangerous time for children with asthma meaning parents should be extra vigilant about their child’s triggers as they prepare to head back to school, according to the Asthma Society of Ireland (ASI).

At least one person dies every week in Ireland from asthma, a condition that costs the economy €500m a year, according to the Asthma Society of Ireland.

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland has launched a campaign to address the stigma that adversely affects thousands of people living with dementia and their carers often preventing individuals from seeking or sharing a diagnosis.

After one of their classmates died from an asthma attack, students from a Limerick secondary school were inspired to raise awareness about the condition.

The Government has been accused of failing to make dementia a priority after neglecting to send a representative to an The Alzheimer’s Society of Irelandon the issue.

A national helpline for dementia has revealed last year was its busiest yet, with a 20% rise in calls overall, and double the amount of calls from early stage dementia sufferers.

Bags of smoky coal don’t come with a health warning attached like you find on packets of cigarettes, but, perhaps, they should.

An increasing number of companies funded by public money are refusing to attend hearings of the industrial relations machinery of the State and/or refusing to be bound by their recommendations.

The European Union's competition watchdog says tax rebates that Ireland granted Apple appear to amount to illegal state aid and may have to be recouped.

More than $AUD8.9bn (€5.8bn) in profits have flown from Apple’s Australian operations in the past 10 years to Apple’s Cork subsidiary, it has emerged.

A major fire at a recycling centre which has been burning for three days is believed to have been arson.

ENDA Kenny started his trip to the US this week with a tongue-lashing from a Boston cardinal and concluded it with the US Senate deriding the country as a tax haven.

Glanbia has strengthened its US nutritional and ingredients business with the €50m acquisition of Aseptic Solutions Inc (ASI) in Corona, California.

Food group Glanbia has today announced that it has acquired Aseptic Solutions Inc, USA, for US$60m (€49.55m).

HUGE gaps in care services for people with dementia are leaving an army of carers at breaking point, with one in five describing their role as “soul destroying”.

THERE are few events as heart-rending as watching a loved one slowly disappear into the suffocating embrace of a fatal, degenerative disease.

HEALTH experts admitted yesterday that they did not know the health risks arising from the volcanic ash cloud spreading across Europe.

Vibrations from low-flying aircraft in New Delhi are threatening to damage to the world’s tallest brick monument, experts warned today.

A US SECURITY consultant who negotiated the release of dozens of kidnap victims in Latin America has himself been kidnapped by masked gunmen in northern Mexico.

KINGSPAN, the building products group that is due to announce a dip in earnings, has bought a US panels group for $111 million (€75m).

A SUGAR importer and distributor has begun a High Court action for damages against the Greencore Group arising out of a European Commission decision that it had abused its dominant market position during the 1980s and 1990s.

SENIOR clergymen in Tralee moved yesterday to resolve a continuing row that could affect services for 17 Alzheimer’s disease patients in the area.

MIDSUMMER’S DAY promises the longest day and a longer night at a golf and glitz charity Golf Pro-Am at Limerick County Golf Club.

Dust in school classrooms is to be analysed in a nationwide study to fight asthma and other allergies.

An Islamic trust today claimed ownership of India’s Taj Mahal and demanded a slice of tourist revenue from the 17th-century monument, but the government-run group charged with its upkeep since 1920 vowed to challenge the claim in court.

DOCTORS will eachreceive in excess of €40,000 if they accept a deal which will pave the way for treating 200,000 patients under a new limited medical card.

PEOPLE with asthma could reduce the need for hospital treatment if the costs of treating the illness were reduced and more information about control was available, according to the Asthma Society of Ireland (ASI).

WOMEN are most likely to care for a parent with Alzheimer’s disease around the clock in their own homes for more than six years, new research reveals.

The Asthma Society of Ireland today expressed its concern that the ban imposed on rugby player Frankie Sheahan may send out wrong and worrying signals to tens of thousands of people living with asthma.

Asthma sufferers cost the Irish healthcare system €463m each year, according to a survey conducted by the Asthma Society of Ireland.

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland has launched a campaign to raise public awareness of the disease, which it said is greatly under-diagnosed.

Three tourists have been charged with breaking into the Taj Mahal after finding it closed for the first time ever on a Friday.