Full coverage: Multinationals

The recent spate of job losses is a massive blow to the south of the country, but it also highlights Ireland’s growing dependence on multinationals. With a global recession warning, Ireland needs to shore up indigenous industry.

PwC boss Feargal O’Rourke has strong views on everything from the Apple tax case to work-life balance. And unlike many accountants, he is not afraid to share them.

A new OECD proposal on digital taxation illustrates how Pascal Saint-Amans, a soft-spoken French official, is attempting to radically restructure how, and where, multinationals are taxed. Ian Kehoe asks him how Ireland will fare in the new global carve-up.

In this, the first of a new series of innovation, Ross Hunt argues that Ireland merely assists multinationals to solve problems, rather than solving them ourselves. Overtime, he believes this will reduce our wealth rather than increasing it.