Full coverage: Multinationals

Ireland makes much of its relationships to the world’s financial structure and has has a passable relationship with the knowledge structure. But it knows almost nothing about its security structure, or where it sits within the mesh of global value chains.

Mapping Multinationals series: A US Tax Court has turned the spotlight on the Irish corporate structure developed by Facebook over the past decade. We reveal how the multinational and its competitor Twitter have been re-assessing how to channel profits and intellectual property through Ireland.

In the latest installment of the Mapping Multinationals series, we unlock Microsoft's Irish presence - the tax tactics, the IP moves and the dividend strategy.

The central party after the election has become the first major political force to question Ireland’s approach to foreign direct investment. In government, it would raise additional tax revenue from multinationals – but how sustainable would that be?

Irish-registered subsidiaries of US-based technology companies have been distributing hundreds of billions to their parents since the start of 2018, illustrating the scale of reserves built offshore through the use of tax schemes over the years.

From taxing multinationals to strengthening business ties in the wake of Brexit and getting lost in the Irish legal system, France’s pointman in Ireland inaugurates our new series of interviews with ambassadors to Dublin: Diplomatically speaking.

Although he may not realise it, Tim Cook might never have joined Apple if it was not for a Corkman. Equally if it wasn’t for Tim Cook, the multinational giant might not still be in Cork. This is the inside story of how Apple ended up in Ireland, and why it stayed there.

The company singled out in the EU's €13bn state aid decision to illustrate global jostling for a slice of multinational taxation wants a unified set of rules. As its CEO Tim Cook picked up an award in Dublin this week, Thomas Hubert looks at how Apple does business in Ireland in the wake of shifting US and Irish legislation.

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.

The OECD is proposing that technology giants face a global minimum level of corporate taxation. What is it going to be, and what will it mean for Ireland’s fabled 12.5% rate?