Hiring, firing and taxpaying: One year at Meta and Google in Ireland
December 2, 2022 5:24 amMeta and Google are two of the software-based multinationals with the largest workforces in Ireland. They are both dependent on... View Article
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Why the Central Bank will pay the banks about two billion next year (and the next year, and the next…)
December 2, 2022 4:52 amThis is a story about central bank balance sheets, monetary policy, and other obscure matters. Here is the punchline: this... View Article
On closer inspection: a Christmas tree trail that leads to Spain, Google and back to the High Court
December 1, 2022 7:58 pmArguably, Craig Hands is one evasive man. Ask the small-time investors who unwittingly buried €1.4 million into his Christmas tree... View Article
Insightful, thoughtful, sustainable: Give the gift of The Currency this Christmas
December 1, 2022 1:00 pmAre you looking to buy someone a thoughtful gift this Christmas? Maybe we can help. Since we launched in September... View Article
“As long as it takes”: How Corten Capital courted one of Ireland’s fastest-growing tech stars
December 1, 2022 5:29 amThe Saint-Germain coffee shop in the picturesque village of Malahide in north Dublin is quiet at 8.45am on a bracing... View Article
Uber wants to seize on Ireland’s “outlier” taxi problem
December 1, 2022 3:43 amThere’s a taxi shortage in Ireland. Just ask anyone trying to get home on a Friday or Saturday night. This... View Article
Multinationals ebb and flow. Does Ireland want to become the South Korea or the Nigeria of the next technologies?
November 30, 2022 5:41 amWith layoffs announced by multinationals including Meta, Twitter and Amazon, as well as Irish unicorns such as Flipdish, Intercom, Stripe... View Article
Government social housing commitments make insolvent builder Blacklough an alluring investment
November 30, 2022 5:27 amNine potential investors have expressed an interest in troubled homebuilder Blacklough Construction which has gone into examinership with debts of... View Article
Stark, cold and insolvent: The situation facing a wind turbine firm with a long history in Ireland
November 30, 2022 5:23 amThere was unusual time pressure on Windhoist Ireland Limited’s petition to the High Court yesterday. North of the Arctic Circle,... View Article
Lessors vs insurers: SMBC joins the long taxi to the courtroom
November 29, 2022 12:12 pmWhat started as a trickle is now a flood, as the soon to be second largest-aircraft lessor in the world... View Article
