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AN IRISH MAN was fatally shot by German police in the city of Hamburg on Wednesday.
The incident occurred when a woman contacted police and reported being threatened in her apartment in the Hausbruch area of the city. The woman was in the apartment with her young child.
Polizei Hamburg have said that when armed officers arrived at the scene the man approached them with a knife.
Police fired on the man and he was seriously injured. He subsequently died from his injuries.
The woman and her child were not injured in the incident and have been given support.
No police officers were injured in the incident.
A number of investigations are now underway into the incident.
District officers have begun investigations into the incident and the attack on police. An internal investigation is also underway into the use of police weapons.
Homicide officers are also investigating the incident.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has said that it is aware of the case and is providing consular assistance.
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Great success story and an inspiration to budding entrepreneurs of Ireland.
So proud, with a healthy dollop of jealousy. Inspiring.
Jealousy knows no end.
Envy lads, envy!
Congratulations to them both … what a shame that they couldn’t have stayed in Ireland – where, of course, we gave them all the encouragement and start-up funds to remain here!
That sort of start up business has to be based in the U.S. In Silicon Valley where all the other tech companies are head quartered. They wouldn’t have a chance if they set it up as a start up in Ireland as they wouldn’t have the access to the contacts and businesses that they have over.
You would hope that if they ever set up an Emea HQ that it will be in Ireland! (That is a when they set up I hope as opposed to if)
They already got an office here. Don’t think its an EMEA HQ but its a start.
They where given nothing from Ireland. Enterprise Ireland refused funding for them as they said there business was unable to compete with PayPal and not viable. There HQ would be in Ireland now if it wasn’t for Enterprise Ireland. http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/stripe-new-valuation-1812194-Dec2014/
Where does it say that in that article or any previous articles? Not saying it ain’t true but they still would need to be based in the U.S. To have gotten this far to date
They’ll go for Switzerland rather than Ireland if they have any sense.
Michael, they have repeatedly stated that you could not startup a company like stripe in Ireland. the reasons were a mixture of the people, but mainly the environment for growing startups. here, everything is based around enterprise Ireland getting their hands in it to control growth, and for private investors the gains are rapidly sunk into CGT and income tax (you must pay *both* if your company grows and you invest in it). Ireland is a terrible place for entrepreneurs – good for globals wanting to wash a few euro profits, but if you want to grow and not be have to fork it back to public servants and the tax man, it is worth the California cost of living.
Any jobs going lads?
Yes their new EMEA head is hiring in Dublin:
Two smart cookies! I wish them all the best of success and more…
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That is just fantastic! well done lads :-)
Brothers from different mothers? They dont look even remotely similar.
Isn’t that a lot of money for something intangible? Are we heading for a dot.com bust again?
Virtual money for a virtual commodity, I suppose that’s why it’s so easy to invest all “money” in it, the figures always sound good ie “billions” but at the end of the day none of it is actually real. (Still jealous and want some of it though)
I wish I had dropped out of college also. Def have become a tech wizard
bet they would trade it all for one lousy All-Ireland medal
I bet you they live in California.
fair play to them may it be worth double next year.
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