US seeks $29bn in back taxes from Microsoft over double Irish period
October 12, 2023 5:57 pmThe US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seeking an additional tax payment of $28.9 billion plus penalties and interest from... View Article
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“Our remit is wider than having just an economic responsibility. We have to run a country”
October 12, 2023 5:45 amEven now, 13 years later, Michael McGrath can still recall sitting behind Brian Lenihan as he the late finance minister... View Article
After growing DCC’s value from £1bn to £6bn, dealmaker Tommy Breen becomes chair of Irish-led Hometree
October 12, 2023 4:14 amTommy Breen remembers receiving the call from Simon Phelan, the founder of Hometree. It was January 2023 and the former... View Article
After five months of court protection, Mac Interiors has collapsed into liquidation
October 11, 2023 11:30 amFinally, it ends. Mac Interiors, the fit-out firm that racked up losses of €27 million, has gone bust after a... View Article
Well-known actor and publican Gary Whelan calls time on two Dublin pubs as cost pressures rise
October 11, 2023 9:22 amA creditors meeting has been called by the company behind two well-known pubs in Dalkey and Temple Bar which are... View Article
Irelandia plans to launch one of the world’s first electric aircraft operators in 2025
October 11, 2023 5:10 amIrelandia, a pioneer in developing six low fares airlines around the world, is planning to create one of the world’s... View Article
“This is about as far away from a corner shop as you can get”
October 11, 2023 3:19 amOften Whitney Moore’s first involvement with a family business is when there is a problem. It could be an issue... View Article
The budget from Buswells: Serene and sombre as a €14bn spending package can’t solve everything
October 10, 2023 8:04 pmMy expectations of Buswells on Budget Day were scaled by previous years’ frenetic coverage. From my research I, not altogether... View Article
‘Like peanut butter and chocolate’: How and why Waterford firm Nearform bought Seattle’s Formidable
October 10, 2023 4:00 pmNearform, the fast-growing Waterford software developer, has acquired Formidable, a global design and engineering consultancy founded in Seattle, Washington. The... View Article
Budget places €10bn in two “vital” funds for the future – but how will they work?
October 10, 2023 3:55 pmWhen Minister for Finance Michael McGrath’s budget speech opened with the expected announcement of two long-term saving funds this Tuesday,... View Article
