In a US court this week, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion (€14.7 billion) to multiple states in the country to resolve claims that its Facebook and Instagram platforms endangered children with their addictive properties. A week before, The Irish Times broke the news that Zuckerberg had bought Strancally Castle in Waterford for €20 million. We read about the 440-acre estate the castle sits on and how a “brisk walk” is needed to take someone from the dining room to the kitchen in four minutes. “Mark and his family are excited to continue caring for this…

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