“The greatest hurdle”: Revenue’s battle with racecourse over tax exemption
February 11, 2021 5:06 pmIs horse racing a sport or an industry? Are jockeys athletes? And should a tax exemption first introduced for Gaelic... View Article
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Calling it in: the Caribbean telco and the billion-dollar Irish debt channel
February 11, 2021 5:55 amCable and Wireless (C&W) is a Miami-managed, London-headquartered international telecommunications firm active across the Caribbean and Latin America. It operates... View Article
A slow year for justice: “the Bar has recognised that the system has changed, is changing, and will change”
February 11, 2021 5:25 amIt was more like being immersed in a sound installation than standing in a corridor of the Four Courts. In... View Article
Having raised $30m from investors, Irish firm WellAir has closed a major acquisition and appointed a new CEO
February 10, 2021 3:00 pmWellair, an Irish air purification company that has raised $30 million to date, has acquired a North Carolina-based developer of... View Article
Winner alright: Irish online gaming firm SportCaller snapped up by US casino giant
February 10, 2021 5:55 amA low-key but successful Irish gaming company backed by well-known names in Irish business has been sold in a multimillion... View Article
Prime cuts: Larry Goodman, the Dutch corporate cull and a €650m cache of business assets
February 10, 2021 5:51 amThe former Fair Oaks Foods meat factory in Clonmel, Co Tipperary has been closed for over a decade. Its sprawling... View Article
Spotting talent and cutting deals: Niall Woods on the tough business of rugby
February 10, 2021 4:35 amIn November, as Ireland careened between lockdowns, the IRFU confirmed that negotiations with 90 provincial and international players would be... View Article
“The bank decided to commit commercial suicide:” Tom Browne begins his evidence against Anglo Irish Bank
February 9, 2021 6:42 pmTom Browne started his testimony this afternoon in the usual way. The besuited banker swore the bible oath, settled himself... View Article
Revealed: the 27 tax avoidance schemes being investigated by Revenue
February 9, 2021 5:51 amThrough its Large Cases Division, the Revenue Commissioners has long assessed the tax tactics and strategies employed by the country’s... View Article
Margins, dividends, profits: how Musgrave Group has held off the foreign hordes
February 9, 2021 4:30 amContrary to popular opinion, big, rich companies do not have it easy. I say this because even the most powerful... View Article
