Full coverage: Foreign direct investment

Ireland’s success in attracting tens of thousands of jobs has been spectacular, and corporation tax from companies setting up here is vital to government income. However, if success is to continue, we need to employ enough people doing the right type of work.

The twin engines of the Irish economy were sputtering amid lay-offs and contractions. They are firing once again, fuelled by research and technology.

FDI flows towards China have weakened dramatically over the last 12 months, and they have now ground to a complete halt. Is the huge fall in China-bound FDI a reflection of globalisation going into reverse, or corporate de-risking?

The US President's warm visit to Ireland looked a lot like a pre-campaign launch. The Democrats want to make the tax paid by multinationals a voting issue in next year's US election, with huge potential consequences for Ireland's public finances.

The US firm has been the most active property investor in Ireland for the past decade. As it builds out its last available sites, it is up around €1 billion on its investments here and generated €100 million in net rental income last year. What is next?

The mammoth Capital Dock and Coopers Cross projects book-end the US investor’s rise to date in the Dublin office market. Yet a deal-by-deal analysis shows that its presence in Irish commercial property reaches deeper than the surface of trophy developments.

The first of a three-part investigation explores all the residential properties the US investor has bought, built and sold, for how much and with whom.

The flight of Western capital from Russia since its invasion of Ukraine has so far been replaced with inflows from other partners led by China. The real threat for Moscow lies in the longer-term effects of shrinking investment.

There is another multinational sector in Ireland, the one we tend to forget about. It is far less glitzy than the tech sector, but far more permanent, requiring as it does huge investments in plant, machinery, and specialised labour to make its products real.

When a Spanish multinational sold its stake in the company that built the M4 toll road, Revenue issued a contested CGT bill. Following a tax appeal in 2021, the High Court has now ruled on the case.