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Full coverage: Apple

Last bite of the Apple: The slow decline of a would-be data mogul

The story of Brian McDonagh, the Apple objector who dreamed of building Ireland's biggest data centre, can be read as a morality tale about knowing when to quit.

Francesca Comyn
1st Sep, 2022 - 13 min read

A $37bn deposit account: The new role of Apple’s Irish cash machine

Growing worldwide profits are sitting in Apple’s subsidiary in Cork, including some frozen pending an appeal in its €13 billion dispute with the EU. The tech giant is leveraging the funds in a new way.

Thomas Hubert
10th May, 2022 - 3 min read

“The eyes that used to be on Facebook are gone. It’s a waste of money at this point”

It built a reputation as the cheapest, most effective space on the internet to place ads but Facebook has lost its ability to target users with ninja precision. Now, Irish businesses are turning their backs on the social media behemoth.

Rosanna Cooney
25th Feb, 2022 - 8 min read

Apple has cleared its Irish unit of hundreds of billions in past riches. Now it’s ready for the next wave of profit

The Cork company funnelling the Silicon Valley giant’s international business has been the source of a cascade of dividends for the past few years. Now it is set to reap the benefits of a boom in Asian demand for Apple products.

Thomas Hubert
6th May, 2021 - 3 min read

Another bite of the Apple objector: Accountant linked to liquidated “front” company sued

Gerard Feehily was the accountant of businessman and Apple data centre objector Brian McDonagh. He is now being sued in the fallout of a failed €1.5 million Wicklow land deal.

Francesca Comyn
24th Aug, 2020 - 3 min read

The name is bond: Where Apple’s latest $250bn Irish dividends came from – and where they went

Forget the paltry €13 billion under dispute in the state aid case between Ireland, Apple and the EU – the Silicon Valley giant continues to repatriate much bigger cash reserves accumulated here, for the benefit of its ultimate shareholders.

Thomas Hubert
13th Aug, 2020 - 4 min read

Apple tax case: it’s all about IP, and Ireland’s €13bn is just the tip of the iceberg

The 2016 state aid decision and yesterday’s court judgment quashing it book-end four years that have seen hundreds of billions worth of intellectual property routed to Ireland. The case has influenced where multinationals locate the source of profits, and this influence is set to continue.

Thomas Hubert
16th Jul, 2020 - 15 min read

EU court quashes €13bn Apple decision against Ireland – and leaves the door wide open to an appeal

Judges in Luxembourg have found that the European Commission failed to prove Irish tax deals with Apple were illegal. The main reason? Investigators didn’t go far enough in their probing of the Revenue’s “incomplete and occasionally inconsistent” rulings.

Thomas Hubert
15th Jul, 2020 - 2 min read

Fake letters, forged documents: How a Wicklow businessman became consumed by a €500m data centre

He stood in the way of Apple, racked up debt, used forged documents and a front company. Brian McDonagh has been unyielding in his ambition to build a data centre. New High Court findings suggest he will pay a hefty price.

Francesca Comyn
24th Apr, 2020 - 10 min read

From double Irish to green jersey: Why Silicon Valley is moving tens of billions in IP assets to Ireland

Mapping Multinationals: Exit the double Irish, enter the green jersey. Following into the footsteps of Apple, US-based tech multinationals incentivised by shifting tax rules have been accelerating onshorings of intangible assets here.

Thomas Hubert
5th Mar, 2020 - 11 min read
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