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First party cookies

First party cookies are set by the website you are visiting.

Third party cookies


A website may use a third party advertising network to deliver targeted advertising on their website, these may also have the capability to track your browsing across different sites. This website does not use this type of cookie.

Session cookies


Persistent cookies

This type of cookie is saved on your computer for a fixed period and is not deleted when the browser is closed. We use persistent cookies when we need to manage return visits. For example, we use this type of cookie to know how many repeat visits the site receives compared with new visits.

Flash cookies


Flash cookies work in a different way to web browser cookies rather than having individual cookies for particular jobs, a website is restricted to storing all data in one cookie. You can control how much data can be stored in that cookie but you cannot choose the type of information stored. Find out how to manage flash cookies.

Managing cookies

How can I control cookies?

Web browser cookies

Some people find the idea of a website storing information on their computer or mobile device a bit intrusive, particularly if this information is stored and used by a third party without their knowledge. Although this is generally quite harmless, you may not, for example, want to see advertising targeted to your interests. It is possible to block some or all cookies, or even to delete cookies that have already been set; but you need to be aware that you might lose some of the functionality of the website by doing so.



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Adobe Flash Player Cookies

As mentioned above, the Adobe Flash Player, which is used to provide services such as videos or web-based games, is also capable of storing information on your device. However, these cookies cannot be controlled through your web browser. If you wish to restrict or block flash cookies, then you must do this on the Adobe website. Please be aware that restricting the use of flash cookies may affect the features available to you. cookies

Analytics cookies

We use Google Analytics to measure how users interact with our website content, for example what are the most popular pages. Google Analytics is Google’s free web analytics tool that mainly helps website owners to understand how their visitors engage with their website by setting cookies on the domain of the site you are visiting. Analytics cookies used on this site include __utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz, ; they collect information anonymously and report website trends without identifying individual visitors. Learn more about Analytics cookies and privacy information.

Functional cookies

We use a combination of session and persistent cookies to display the website and provide interactive tools. Functional cookies used on this site include: ASP.NET_SessionId, indSel and BoxHeader.

Third party cookies

To enhance the user experience, we use content and video from websites such as Twitter and YouTube. Pages with this embedded content may present cookies from their websites. Data Ireland does not control the dissemination of these cookies. You should check the relevant third party website for more information about such cookies.

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