Covid-19, a Twitter ban and a looming Irish lawsuit by a former US journalist
May 11, 2022 3:37 pmFormer New York Times reporter Alex Berenson is gearing up to sue Twitter in the High Court in Dublin claiming... View Article
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Write-offs, sell-offs, and investment: The plan to salvage an Irish magnesium manufacturing plant
May 11, 2022 5:57 amFor the past number of months, the accountant Neil Hughes has been negotiating frantically to salvage Premier Periclase, a magnesium... View Article
The New Zealand shell company, the Dublin mortgage lender and the boundaries of Irish law
May 11, 2022 4:50 amIn 2015, the New Zealand government decided to crack down on shell companies on its turf. Hundreds of financial companies... View Article
“When we have hydrogen clusters, we’ll really be able to set Ireland on the path for energy independence”
May 11, 2022 4:27 amAsk any promoter of a new energy technology and the chances are they will pitch their own business as the... View Article
“You feel optimistic on Monday and get a kick in the balls on Tuesday”
May 10, 2022 3:49 pmThe founder of Natterjack, the Irish whiskey start-up, has spoken about the company’s decision to seek bankruptcy protection company’s creditors... View Article
With the deadline for Global Tech Innovator approaching, KPMG has announced the business leaders who will sit on the judging panel
May 10, 2022 12:26 pmKPMG is looking for a tech company to represent Ireland at the Global Tech Innovator final in Lisbon later this... View Article
A $37bn deposit account: The new role of Apple’s Irish cash machine
May 10, 2022 5:48 amIn the good old days of stateless companies and double Irish schemes, US multinationals used to stash the profits from... View Article
How An Bord Pleanála got stuck between ministers, local authorities, judges and developers
May 10, 2022 5:31 amIt has been a bruising few weeks for An Bord Pleanála and its deputy chairperson Paul Hyde. On top of... View Article
All multinationals in Ireland use intercompany debt – a €25m tax battle has just decided what happens when they unwind it
May 9, 2022 5:35 amEvery year, Irish subsidiaries of multinationals cancel debt previously contracted from related companies overseas to build up their ever-growing asset... View Article
Stung by Covid and with a new funding round delayed, Natterjack has sought the appointment of an examiner
May 9, 2022 5:13 amIt was named after Ireland’s only indigenous frog. Now, Natterjack, an Irish whiskey start-up, has sought bankruptcy protection from its... View Article
