Behind the scenes at PFS: Noel and Valerie Moran, the €148m sale and the unhappy Australians
May 20, 2021 5:15 amWhen I drove out to Navan in late 2019 to meet Noel and Valerie Moran at the headquarters of their... View Article
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A kind gift: How &Open convinced two serial unicorn backers and three angel investors to inject $7.2m
May 20, 2021 5:15 amThe Irish gifting platform &Open already works with some of the biggest companies in the world including Airbnb, Spotify and... View Article
Confirmed – Pfizer announces Covid-19 vaccine production in Dublin
May 19, 2021 12:44 pmPfizer’s Grange Castle plant in Dublin will be upgraded to produce the Covid-19 vaccine developed by the US-headquartered pharmaceutical giant... View Article
Later but stricter: From green jersey to Section 110 vehicles, EU tax chiefs have Ireland in their crosshairs
May 19, 2021 6:00 amIn 2011, the European Commission first proposed a common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB). The idea was to calculate taxable... View Article
Concrete plans: Backed by Bill Gates, valued at €200m, Ecocem now wants to deliver on its potential
May 19, 2021 6:00 amAs we start our video call to record The Currency’s podcast, Donal O’Riain appears in front of a wall on... View Article
Revealed: Pfizer’s secret plan to make Covid-19 vaccines in Ireland
May 18, 2021 9:00 pmPfizer has been working for months on a secret plan to develop a Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing facility in Ireland, The... View Article
Giving shade: the Irish entrepreneur taking on the Big Apple with sunglasses start-up
May 18, 2021 5:30 amIrishwoman Martha Nolan has done what many have tried over lockdown. She has started her own business. Yet she is... View Article
A professional problem: how “slack” legislation has massive tax implications for thousands of consultants
May 18, 2021 5:15 amAsk most accountants about the annual tax surcharge, and they will immediately grimace. It is, most argue, a tax apartheid... View Article
A €1.1bn Australian company has halted trading in its stock due to a letter from the Central Bank of Ireland
May 17, 2021 7:47 pmEML Payments popped up on Irish radars last year when it acquired Meath-based Prepaid Financial Services (PFS) for €148 million.... View Article
Prize assets, “sabotage” and Davy Hickey: Investors led by David Shubotham launch a shareholder war
May 17, 2021 4:44 pmThe parties agree on one thing, this will be a hotly contested case. The phrase came up not once but... View Article
