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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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?
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.
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?
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.
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.
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