New €60m sonar system aims to protect transatlantic cables, gas pipelines in Irish waters
Sonar being purchased by Defence Forces will be used to detect ships or submarines seeking to interfere with vital undersea infrastructure
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From tech to tanks: the rise of Europe’s magnificent seven
Defence stocks have trumped the US’s magnificent seven techs and generated five times the returns of the S&P 500 over the past year
Ukraine uncertainty keeps a lid on European shares but US markets rebound
Tech stocks keep the Nasdaq riding high
European stocks clip losses as Russia and Ukraine hold talks
Euro zone banks brace for impact of further sanctions; Iseq ends session 0.73% higher
European shares boosted by strong earnings and reports of M&A
Iseq closes slightly higher with house builders Cairn and Glenveagh in focus
Topsy-turvy maths: Proving axioms from theorems
The starting point for reverse maths is a base theory that is strong enough to state the theorems of interest, but not strong enough to prove them
The ‘gaping gap’ in Ireland’s airspace defence
State unable to detect who is flying in region unless aircraft actively alerts authorities
Goldbach’s conjecture: if it’s unprovable, it must be true
Falsehood of the conjecture is incompatible with unprovability
Statements about corporate values are so often full of guff
Lofty ideals can sound great on paper, but too many struggle to match reality
European stocks gain for second straight day amid investor optimism
Airlines, banks, energy and leisure stocks among risers
European stocks up slightly on metal and mining gains
Iseq index climbed 1% as building materials group CRH posted 2.3% gain
Zuma employing ‘Stalingrad defence’ as legal stalling strategy
Court told former S African president delaying prosecution on corruption charges
Jacob Zuma graft trial: Prosecutors accused of bias
Former SA president’s legal team apply for stay of prosecution on 16 corruption charges
Over 50 leading NI companies warn of no-deal threat to ‘political stability’
Companies including Coca Cola, Norbrook Laboratories write open letter to British MPs
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