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Full coverage: Foreign direct investment

Colonialism, Coillte and Cromwell: It’s time Ireland grew up in its attitudes to FDI

The bizarre use of “Brits out”-type arguments in the debate about foreign investment in forestry ignores the influence of multinationals on Ireland’s tax sovereignty – or the need for the assets funded by overseas capital.

Thomas Hubert
7th Feb, 2023 - 8 min read

Multinationals ebb and flow. Does Ireland want to become the South Korea or the Nigeria of the next technologies?

Constant hiring by technology firms has just turned into a wave of job cuts. Stephen Kinsella and Thomas Hubert discuss what this means for Ireland – and what the country should do about it.

Ian Kehoe
30th Nov, 2022 - 4 min read

More wind and solar build-outs, new grid services and a fresh offshore project: How Statkraft spends its €450m Irish investment

The Norwegian state-owned renewable energy group continues to pour cash into Ireland, with more details now emerging on its broadening range of interests – including a stated ambition to lead offshore wind here.

Thomas Hubert
4th Nov, 2022 - 3 min read

The Belview cheese factory took three years to get planning. Varadkar promises change within months

Politicians turning the sod on Glanbia Co-op and Royal A-Ware’s new plant yesterday were upbeat about the prospects for higher-value dairy processing and the removal of the legal barriers that delayed the project until this year.

Thomas Hubert
23rd Jun, 2022 - 7 min read

Money growing on trees? How a Finnish investment firm became one of the largest landowners in Ireland

Dasos Capital, with strong backing from the State and the European Investment Bank, has quietly assembled the country’s second-largest private forestry portfolio. How did it do it? And, how much is the portfolio worth?

Thomas Hubert
1st Mar, 2022 - 10 min read

Improbable, but certainly not impossible: What if the corporation tax take was about to increase?

Some columns are exercises in whataboutery. This column is an exercise in whatifery. Corporation tax receipts here are supposed to fall in the coming years. What if they rise?

Stephen Kinsella
22nd Jul, 2021 - 5 min read

A vast campus. A storied history. But as the market shifts, where does Leixlip fit within Intel’s long-term future?

An Irish-designed microchip could have given Intel an edge over Apple and its M1 chip, but instead Intel’s Leixlip operation – and its 4,900 workers – may have an uncertain future in an industry that has become a geopolitical battleground.

John Reynolds
12th Feb, 2021 - 11 min read

Microchip’s Maltese millions, its intellectual property moves and billion-dollar Irish subsidiary

One of the world’s leading manufacturers of electronic components has just invested another $1.5 billion in its Irish subsidiary and reported tax benefits dwarfing its actual profits for the second straight year. Could the two be related?

Thomas Hubert
8th Jun, 2020 - 5 min read

Mapping the multinationals: Unlocking Google’s €40bn Irish corporate empire

In a new series, The Currency investigates the structures and tactics used by technology multinationals in Ireland. We are mapping their footprints, following the money trail and unlocking the trends. We begin by tracing Google’s network of 24 companies here – from revenues to dividends.

Thomas Hubert
16th Jan, 2020 - 7 min read

From wind farms to recycling: Who is buying into (and financing) Ireland’s green wave?

In the coming days, the government will unveil the rules of the first renewable electricity support scheme in five years. Overseas capital is lining up to fund Irish environmental projects with billions of euro in energy, waste and forestry.

Thomas Hubert
28th Nov, 2019 - 25 min read
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