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Facebook has its EU HQ in Dublin and is regulated by the Data Protection Commissioner

DPC refers Facebook data transfers to top EU court

News / 25 May 16

Facebook said it was unable to substantiate any allegations of politically motivated suppression of particular subjects

Facebook changes 'Trending Topics' procedures

Science and Technology / 24 May 16

Social media - Facebook still has the highest percentage of daily users in Ireland

Gains for Facebook, Twitter but LinkedIn down

Business / 06 May 16

Facebook is accused of 'unlawfully' collecting and storing users' biometric data derived from their photographs

Facebook loses first round of biometric data case

Business / 06 May 16

Facebook's quarterly revenue rose more than 50%

Facebook's mobile ad sales surge

Business / 28 Apr 16

Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement at the Facebook annual developer conference

Facebook introducing automated 'chatbots'

Technology / 13 Apr 16

People using the Live streaming feature will be able to broadcast to groups at the social network or in scheduled events

Facebook upgrades its Live service

Business / 06 Apr 16

Similar changes by Twitter and Facebook were not met with universal approval by some users

Instagram to introduce algorithm driven news feed

Technology / 16 Mar 16

Head of Facebook in Ireland Gareth Lambe (r) said the expansion reaffirms the company's commitment to Dublin

Facebook expands Dublin workforce by 200

Business / 14 Mar 16

Facebook says the new arrangement, which will start in April, would provide greater transparency

Facebook to stop routing UK sales through Ireland

Business / 04 Mar 16

Facebook earns revenues from advertising based on data it gathers about its users from their postings

Germany takes on Facebook in competition probe

Business / 02 Mar 16

Facebook had launched a pilot of Reactions - which allows users to select from 7 emotions - in Ireland and Spain in October.

Facebook launches 'Reactions' worldwide

Business / 24 Feb 16

Gerry Adams was popular on Google while Enda Kenny was a hit on Facebook

Searching for Gerry and poking Enda

Election 2016 / 24 Feb 16

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke for the third year in a row at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Zuckerberg both woos & hits out at phone industry

Business / 23 Feb 16

The discussion focused on topics that have not featured much in other election coverage

Social issues dominate Election Special

Election 2016 / 22 Feb 16

Kenny and Burton were mentioned the most on Facebook

Burton and Fine Gael mentioned most on Facebook

Election 2016 / 16 Feb 16

The internal investigation does not uphold the student newspaper's allegation of inappropriate conduct on a Facebook group chat

Inappropriate conduct by UCD students dismissed

News / 12 Feb 16

All 27,000 students have been notified of the investigation

UCD inquiry into social media postings

News / 09 Feb 16

Facebook bought WhatsApp in 2014 for $19 billion

Facebook-owned WhatsApp boasts a billion users

News / 02 Feb 16

Facebook shares rose almost 12% in after-hours trading on Wall Street

Mobile drives big jump in Facebook's ad sales

Business / 28 Jan 16

EU tax commissioner Pierre Moscovici calls 'for fair and effective taxation for all Europeans'

New EU rules aim at reducing annual tax losses

News / 28 Jan 16

LinkedIn experienced the most growth, with a 5% rise since September

Use of social media networks still growing

Technology / 25 Jan 16

Facebook's plan offers free pared-down web services on mobile phones, along with access to the company's own social network and messaging services

Indian opposition to Facebook's free internet plan

Business / 31 Dec 15

Mark Zuckerberg is campaigning for a service which offers people without internet access a handful of websites through mobile phones

Facebook founder calls for free internet in India

News / 28 Dec 15

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have said 99% of the stock they hold in Facebook would go towards philanthropy

Zuckerberg denies any tax benefit in charity move

News / 04 Dec 15