EVERY SATURDAY ON TheJournal.ie we bring you a selection of the statistics and numerical nuggets to help you digest the week that has just passed.
24,262: The number of people who were granted Irish citizenship in 2013.
9: The number of years a French woman was jailed for after killing eight of her newborn children.
€32 million: What a German web company paid for a website set up by an Irish woman that’s described as the “Hailo for cleaners”.
80: The number of businesses that have signed up to a new quality standards for Irish caravanning holidays.
1: The number of extra seconds we had this week due to the leap second being added to keep our time in sync with the Earth’s rotation.
€60: What Greeks were allowed withdraw from ATMs each day under severe banking restrictions.
18: The number of times a week CityJet will fly between Cork Airport and London City Airport.
20: The number of extra minutes a teen in cardiac arrest had to travel after being turned away from a hospital in Navan.
€80 million: What UPC Ireland is paying to acquire TV3.
50: The number of jobs being lost as the Tullamore Dew facility in Clonmel shifts production to Offaly.
11,300: The number of customers who saw boil notices lifted in Roscommon.
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