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Aislinn McBride is one of the most senior technology leaders at Kainos. As the Belfast software group’s international expansion pushes revenues past £300m, she openly discusses its next challenges: finding and keeping staff, fending off cyber attacks and exploring the ethics of AI.

The US software multinational has just revealed how a simple intra-group balance sheet reorganisation with no gain in value allowed it to generate a $1.4bn tax benefit in 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.

Con Conlon’s data intelligence business took toil to make a success. But his backers showed patience and were rewarded with a 20-fold return when the business was sold earlier this year.

Irish companies are making their mark on the software-as-a-service industry – despite emerging concerns that the sector’s breakneck growth rate could hide the risk of a bubble.