Ireland could experience a loss in GDP of as much as 1.5% over the next century.

We asked bloggers about trust, money and advertising – and they answered.

Such complaints are “inconsequential” and come from a “very small but quite vocal minority”.

It doesn’t look like the Facebook juggernaut is going to slow down anytime soon.

Not a bad pocket of change.

The only way Facebook is heading is up.

“To see people being upset about this whole thing is just sad. I think it’s such a waste.”

The threshold has just gone up.

Ireland can look to the UK and US for signs of what’s to come.

The company made its first annual profit since 2011.

Oh, and the fact that it needs to make money.

For one, its biggest source of revenue will likely take a hit later this year when Windows 10 is released.

And the videogame giant could be on track to post its first annual profit in four years.

The hiring of nearly 3,000 more employees and investing in “moon shot” projects like driverless cars and drones has caused expenses to increase by 30%.

The company has said it expects earnings to be 60% lower than a year earlier, thanks to increased competition in the smartphone market.

Despite posting a net profit of €194 million this quarter, Sony still expects to make a full-year loss.

Despite the popularity of the latest instalment of Mario Kart, Nintendo suffered a net loss of €72.3 million in the latest quarter.

More users, more mobile apps, more ads = lots more money.

The company moved 2.72 million Wii U consoles globally over the 12 months through March, less than a third of the 9 million it originally predicted.

The electronics giant has slashed its expected income from €563 million to €183 million, a 67.5 per cent decrease, after disc market shrinks faster than expected

The service surpassed Wall Street’s expectations thanks to a sharp increase in advertising revenue, but its slow growth rate has left investors concerned.

In a conference call, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg said it would be a “few years” before Instagram would become an important business for the company.

According to regulatory documents filed on Monday, Zuckerberg has reduced his salary to $1 a year.

Early Childhood Ireland said the move by Revenue may not be in the best interests of children.

The Minister for Finance said once they have the resources, the Irish government will look to cutting income tax.

Two-thirds of those surveyed believe that organisations in receipt of State funding are not adequately monitored or held to account.

Analysts say that the company’s smartphone business was not as lucrative because of higher marketing costs.

The Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation said the new mortgage restructuring figures are concerning.

Statistics show that the amount of money earned in Ireland by migrants and temporary workers and then sent abroad has fallen since the Ireland’s economic downturn.

Workers in administrative and support services have seen an increase on last year while those employed in construction have fared worst.