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1. Apple stops short of committing to Athenry project

   Apple has stopped short of committing to proceed with plans for a data centre in Athenry, Co Galway despite a meeting between the company's boss Tim Cook and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

2. Ryanair pilots say rest days treated as annual leave

   Some Ryanair pilots have claimed that management is unilaterally designating some normal rest days as annual leave days between now and the end of the year - though management categorically rejected claims that it did not have enough pilots.

3. Live Register falls again in October

   The number of people signing on the Live Register in October fell to the lowest level since September 2008, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

4. US job growth accelerates, jobless rate falls to 4.1%

   US job growth accelerated in October after hurricane-related disruptions hit employment in September, new figures show today.

5. Services sector growth slips to 11-month low in October

   Growth in the country's services sector slowed to an 11-month low in October following a sharp fall in expectations about future business.

6. Facebook to create 'several hundred' jobs in Ireland

   Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed to him an expansion of several hundred jobs in Facebook Ireland.

7. Mourinho appears in court in tax evasion case

   Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho appeared in a Madrid court on Friday to testify in front of a judge regarding charges surrounding tax evasion to the tune of €3.3m.

8. Apple on course for $1 trillion valuation - analysts

   Apple shares hit a record-high today after the tech giant reported a strong fourth quarter and shrugged off concerns related to the iPhone X.

9. Xilinx and Twilio to create new Irish jobs

   Technology company Xilinx has announced the creation of 100 new jobs in its Irish operations, while Twilio said it will expand its Dublin operations over the next two years.

10. Trump nominates Powell to lead US Federal Reserve

    US President Donald Trump has nominated Fed Governor Jerome Powell to become head of the US Federal Reserve.