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Although presumably, like Google and Facebook, it will still claim that it has no substantial presence in Germany and all it's Eu revenue is generated in Eire a
by excuse-me 15y ago
Although presumably, like Google and Facebook, it will still claim that it has no substantial presence in Germany and all it's Eu revenue is generated in Eire and so pay no tax.
- herge 15y agoThe real name is Ireland, or the Republic of Ireland if you need to disambiguate.
- justincormack 15y agoThe "real name" depends on what language you speak. It has two official languages, and in one is Éire. Edit: see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_the_Irish_state http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_the_Irish_state not sure why getting downvoted for factually correct information.
- herge 15y agoThe real name is what people who live there actually use. You only sound like a twat when using Eire, or calling Irish "Gaelic".
- disgruntledphd2 15y agoWell, yes and no. I agree that I have never heard anyone call the country Eire (except for me when posting letters from the UK), it still remains that the canonical interpretation of our constitution is in Irish, as as such , the name Eire takes legal preference above the Republic of Ireland.
- excuse-me 15y agoIreland is ambiguous and likely to annoy half the inhabitants, Republic of Ireland sounds like legal small print and "the south" is a euphamism if you don't know who you are talking to in a bar in Belfast. So Eire is safest ;-0
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- disgruntledphd2 15y agoThat's not entirely true. The double Irish normally only reduces your tax take to approximately 2%, so both Google and Facebook do pay some tax in the EU.