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RIGHT


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JUDGE QUERIES IRISH COURTS’ ENGAGEMENT WITH EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENTION


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IRELAND’S RECOGNITION OF STATE OF PALESTINE MARKS A HISTORIC DAY FOR IRISH
POLITICS

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PROPERTY




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A CHANCE INTERVIEW AT ESB LED TO AN INTERNATIONAL CAREER IN ENERGY



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DRAMATIC SHIFTS IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY TO AFFECT SLEEP PATTERNS,
STUDY FINDS


RYAN SAYS UPDATED CLIMATE PLAN WILL SHOW THERE ARE SHORTFALLS IN SOME EMISSIONS
TARGETS

EDUCATION




CHILDREN’S HAPPINESS DROPS AS THEY APPROACH SECONDARY SCHOOL, STUDY FINDS


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COUNCIL ACQUIRES GLENDRUID HOUSE AND LANDS IN SOUTH DUBLIN


BUSINESSES DIVIDED OVER SANDYMOUNT GREEN PEDESTRIANISATION BUT FAMILIES FIRMLY
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SOCIAL AFFAIRS




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GOOGLE PIXEL 8A REVIEW: IT FOLLOWS PREDECESSORS BY REMOVING UNNECESSARY FEATURES
WHILE STILL BEING USEFUL


LACK OF SECURITY CLEARANCE SYSTEM CAUSING TROUBLE FOR HIGH-TECH FIRMS IN
IRELAND, AGENCIES WARN

TRANSPORT




RYANAIR ANALYSTS CUT PRICE TARGETS BUT KEEP THE FAITH


TRAFFIC DELAYS ON DUBLIN-BELFAST MOTORWAY AFTER TRUCK GOES ON FIRE


‘YOU WERE JUST LIFTED OFF THE SEAT’: QATAR AIRWAYS INVESTIGATES AS 12 HURT IN
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CATRIONA CROWE: ‘IRELAND GREW UP A LOT IN THE LAST 10 YEARS’


GRIEF AND ANGER MARK 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF DUBLIN-MONAGHAN BOMBINGS


EUROPE IS A BEACON FOR UKRAINE, BUT UKRAINE IS A NECESSITY FOR EUROPE

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JO ENGLISH OBITUARY: INSPIRATION TO A GENERATION OF SAILORS


JOAN MURPHY – A WOMAN WELL AHEAD OF HER TIMES

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DEISEANNA FOSTAÍOCHTA LE HAMHARCLANN NÁISIÚNTA NA GAEILGE


‘BHEADH NA HATHRUITHE SEO ÉASCA LE CUR I BHFEIDHM’


CIÚNAS NUA NA HEALAÍNE

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   (for instance your activity on a separate online service, your use of a
   loyalty card in-store, or your answers to a survey), in support of the
   purposes explained in this notice.

 * LINK DIFFERENT DEVICES 50 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   In support of the purposes explained in this notice, your device might be
   considered as likely linked to other devices that belong to you or your
   household (for instance because you are logged in to the same service on both
   your phone and your computer, or because you may use the same Internet
   connection on both devices).

 * IDENTIFY DEVICES BASED ON INFORMATION TRANSMITTED AUTOMATICALLY 45 PARTNERS
   CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Your device might be distinguished from other devices based on information it
   automatically sends when accessing the Internet (for instance, the IP address
   of your Internet connection or the type of browser you are using) in support
   of the purposes exposed in this notice.

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IAB SPECIAL PURPOSES

We use your data for these purposes so we can deliver our services to you. For
these purposes no reading and/or writing operation takes place in the user’s
terminal.

 * ENSURE SECURITY, PREVENT AND DETECT FRAUD, AND FIX ERRORS 52 PARTNERS CAN USE
   THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Your data can be used to monitor for and prevent unusual and possibly
   fraudulent activity (for example, regarding advertising, ad clicks by bots),
   and ensure systems and processes work properly and securely. It can also be
   used to correct any problems you, the publisher or the advertiser may
   encounter in the delivery of content and ads and in your interaction with
   them.
   
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 * DELIVER AND PRESENT ADVERTISING AND CONTENT 53 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Certain information (like an IP address or device capabilities) is used to
   ensure the technical compatibility of the content or advertising, and to
   facilitate the transmission of the content or ad to your device.
   
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PERSONALISED ADVERTISING AND CONTENT, ADVERTISING AND CONTENT MEASUREMENT,
AUDIENCE RESEARCH AND SERVICES DEVELOPMENT 82 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE

Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement,
audience research and services development

 * USE LIMITED DATA TO SELECT ADVERTISING 63 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Advertising presented to you on this service can be based on limited data,
   such as the website or app you are using, your non-precise location, your
   device type or which content you are (or have been) interacting with (for
   example, to limit the number of times an ad is presented to you).
   
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 * CREATE PROFILES FOR PERSONALISED ADVERTISING 59 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Information about your activity on this service (such as forms you submit,
   content you look at) can be stored and combined with other information about
   you (for example, information from your previous activity on this service and
   other websites or apps) or similar users. This is then used to build or
   improve a profile about you (that might include possible interests and
   personal aspects). Your profile can be used (also later) to present
   advertising that appears more relevant based on your possible interests by
   this and other entities.
   
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 * USE PROFILES TO SELECT PERSONALISED ADVERTISING 56 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS
   PURPOSE
   
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   Advertising presented to you on this service can be based on your advertising
   profiles, which can reflect your activity on this service or other websites
   or apps (like the forms you submit, content you look at), possible interests
   and personal aspects.
   
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 * CREATE PROFILES TO PERSONALISE CONTENT 25 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Information about your activity on this service (for instance, forms you
   submit, non-advertising content you look at) can be stored and combined with
   other information about you (such as your previous activity on this service
   or other websites or apps) or similar users. This is then used to build or
   improve a profile about you (which might for example include possible
   interests and personal aspects). Your profile can be used (also later) to
   present content that appears more relevant based on your possible interests,
   such as by adapting the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is
   even easier for you to find content that matches your interests.
   
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 * USE PROFILES TO SELECT PERSONALISED CONTENT 19 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Content presented to you on this service can be based on your content
   personalisation profiles, which can reflect your activity on this or other
   services (for instance, the forms you submit, content you look at), possible
   interests and personal aspects. This can for example be used to adapt the
   order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to
   find (non-advertising) content that matches your interests.
   
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 * MEASURE ADVERTISING PERFORMANCE 75 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Information regarding which advertising is presented to you and how you
   interact with it can be used to determine how well an advert has worked for
   you or other users and whether the goals of the advertising were reached. For
   instance, whether you saw an ad, whether you clicked on it, whether it led
   you to buy a product or visit a website, etc. This is very helpful to
   understand the relevance of advertising campaigns.
   
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 * MEASURE CONTENT PERFORMANCE 36 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Information regarding which content is presented to you and how you interact
   with it can be used to determine whether the (non-advertising) content e.g.
   reached its intended audience and matched your interests. For instance,
   whether you read an article, watch a video, listen to a podcast or look at a
   product description, how long you spent on this service and the web pages you
   visit etc. This is very helpful to understand the relevance of
   (non-advertising) content that is shown to you.
   
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 * UNDERSTAND AUDIENCES THROUGH STATISTICS OR COMBINATIONS OF DATA FROM
   DIFFERENT SOURCES 57 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Reports can be generated based on the combination of data sets (like user
   profiles, statistics, market research, analytics data) regarding your
   interactions and those of other users with advertising or (non-advertising)
   content to identify common characteristics (for instance, to determine which
   target audiences are more receptive to an ad campaign or to certain
   contents).
   
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 * DEVELOP AND IMPROVE SERVICES 67 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Information about your activity on this service, such as your interaction
   with ads or content, can be very helpful to improve products and services and
   to build new products and services based on user interactions, the type of
   audience, etc. This specific purpose does not include the development or
   improvement of user profiles and identifiers.
   
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 * USE LIMITED DATA TO SELECT CONTENT 14 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Content presented to you on this service can be based on limited data, such
   as the website or app you are using, your non-precise location, your device
   type, or which content you are (or have been) interacting with (for example,
   to limit the number of times a video or an article is presented to you).
   
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STORE AND/OR ACCESS INFORMATION ON A DEVICE 70 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE

Store and/or access information on a device

Cookies, device or similar online identifiers (e.g. login-based identifiers,
randomly assigned identifiers, network based identifiers) together with other
information (e.g. browser type and information, language, screen size, supported
technologies etc.) can be stored or read on your device to recognise it each
time it connects to an app or to a website, for one or several of the purposes
presented here.

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USE PRECISE GEOLOCATION DATA 26 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE

Use precise geolocation data

With your acceptance, your precise location (within a radius of less than 500
metres) may be used in support of the purposes explained in this notice.

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ACTIVELY SCAN DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS FOR IDENTIFICATION 9 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS
PURPOSE

Actively scan device characteristics for identification

With your acceptance, certain characteristics specific to your device might be
requested and used to distinguish it from other devices (such as the installed
fonts or plugins, the resolution of your screen) in support of the purposes
explained in this notice.

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