Full coverage: Multinationals

VMware is first to detail the impact of its IP onshoring to Ireland less than two years ago. The tax benefits are enormous and, like never before, they are laid bare for all to see.

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.

Cable and Wireless has just placed its Dublin subsidiary into liquidation. With no employees, the special-purpose vehicle had raised bonds worth $1.4 billion to fund communication networks across the Americas.

Ireland has become a global platform for multinationals to shift profits to low-tax jurisdictions under the form of interest. The resumption of international tax talks following Joe Biden’s election will put this role into question.

Pfizer is highly secretive about releasing details of its vast Irish operation. However, an investigation of over 200 corporate filings made by 80 Pfizer companies in Ireland, Europe and the US reveals $100bn worth of industrial and financial assets located here.

Faced with the growing risks associated with false advertising and YouTube misinformation, the Silicon Valley giant is promising transparency through a new online safety centre located where its European business is based – here.

In a wide-ranging interview, Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf talks about the impact of the crisis on the economy and gives his outlook for the sectors most impacted including retail, hospitality and property. He also talks about Ireland's insurance industry, inflation and the rise of shadow banking.

Over the past decade, the New York-headquartered global marketing intelligence giant used Irish companies to funnel multi-billion intercompany loans to its US business. The three Dublin-based vehicles have just gone into liquidation – but what have they achieved?

The latest US multinational to switch from a double Irish to a green jersey tax structure, Airbnb has been accused of exacerbating Dublin’s housing crisis – but when Covid-19 hit, it had to negotiate with its own landlord.

A new ruling details how the Tax Appeals Commission shot down emergency provisions introduced in Budget 2020 to tax share cancellations schemes. The appeals body is asserting far-reaching new powers, but Revenue is preparing its revenge in court.