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Coming up on bbc news, england Quarterfinal Opponents will be columbia who got the better of jamaica and the womens world cup of a i jamaica and the womens world cup of a i 01 jamaica and the womens world cup of a i 01 victory. Hello. Thousands of people, including politicians and pop stars have turned out, to pay tribute to the singer, Sinead Oconnor. The private Funeral Service took place in her hometown of bray in County Wicklow, with well wishers lining the streets, as the cortege passed by. She died in london last month, at the age of 56. Colin paterson has the story. They had come in their thousands to pay tribute to that woman they loved. My mother is 93 and she wanted to come out here. It was your mums idea . Yes. She was a woman that spoke what she ....
While many western economies are struggling with high levels of debt after the covid years, made worse by punishing interest rates, and sluggish productivity, ireland is bucking the trend. it has a massive budget surplus, plenty of money once the bills are paid, worth tens of billions of pounds. it s down to the republic s economic model, based on attracting big globalfirms. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page has that story from dublin. ireland is traditionally known as the land of saints and scholars, but it s become the land of software and science. this part of dublin is home to so many global tech firms that it s nicknamed silicon docks. the presence of some of the richest companies on earth means the public purse is bulging. corporation taxes have grown quite significantly in the last number of years. they ve essentially doubled. so i think sometimes, internationally, people looking into this think it s all an accounting bubble and it s all about international tax treaties and s ....