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Full coverage: Technology

From $3bn in profit to $3m in tax: Microchip’s double malt in action

The Currency first revealed how the US semiconductor multinational had squeezed through the gap left between the ban on the double Irish and single malt structures. Now we have the full picture of how it works – and how efficiently.

Thomas Hubert
26th Apr, 2022 - 5 min read

From Apple to Xbox: How a humble family business became a global packaging player

Perigord, which designs artwork for the life sciences sector, sold a majority stake to Indian giant Tech Mahindra last year for €21 million. It has brought fire power and even more ambition to the business, says Perigord CEO Alan Leamy.

Rosanna Cooney
29th Mar, 2022 - 6 min read

“Formative assessment is now the theme that’s happening in education, and we’re helping that”

The teaching feedback platform Nurture is closing a round of funding that has attracted big names in education and tech. Its co-founder David Neville explains how predictive grades helped take its business mainstream and why he thinks its software can also help teachers in the classroom.

Ian Kehoe
25th Feb, 2022 - 5 min read

From plant-based protein to pandemic probiotics: What’s hot and what’s not for Irish agri-food in 2022

Technological change in agriculture and food may have to adapt to shifting consumer priorities after Covid-19, but the pace of innovation remains unabated. Here is a look at six big ideas – and one possible spoiler.

Aidan Connolly
7th Feb, 2022 - 16 min read

Escaping the dead hand of the past: Stephen Kinsella meets Bobby Healy

Bobby Healy has been thinking a great deal about the future: What it looks like, how we get there and how it is made. In an interview with Stephen Kinsella, the Manna founder outlines his views and talks about innovation, funding and the issues facing indigenous business.

Stephen Kinsella
3rd Feb, 2022 - 35 min read

Buses in the cloud: How a pair of Longford schoolfriends grew to modernise New York’s public transport

Six years on from founding CitySwift, Brian O’Rourke and Alan Farrelly explain how they developed AI to optimise bus fleets, sold it to the UK’s major operators and are now going international – having raised funds from A-list investors including Ryanair’s founding family along the way.

Thomas Hubert
31st Jan, 2022 - 8 min read

With Gigable, John Ryan is looking to build a Deliveroo-killer

John Ryan's life has taken some turns. He left corporate finance to join the army; now he's the founder and CEO of Gigable, a marketplace that connects independent workers with businesses. He talks about his journey, international expansion and the future of the gig economy.

Ian Kehoe
12th Jan, 2022 - 8 min read

$25.5bn in revenue, $4bn returned to overseas parents and no tax: One year at Dell in Ireland

By deploying the green jersey tax structure at its EMC and VMware divisions while growing the sales of Dell Products during the pandemic, the US technology multinational has reaped the maximum benefits from its Irish presence.

Thomas Hubert
23rd Dec, 2021 - 6 min read

From working with Sandberg at Google and Facebook to growing an Irish start-up: “You can have a tremendous impact”

Adele Cooper could have stayed at the top of Silicon Valley. Instead, she explains why she decided to join the fast-growing gifting platform &Open and shares key advice to drive B2B sales.

Tom Lyons
22nd Dec, 2021 - 7 min read

Windfarms, crypto, GDPR and the metaverse: The lesser-known corners of Facebook’s Irish presence

The group now known as Meta is famous in Dublin for the gleaming Grand Canal Dock offices churning €40bn worth of targeted advertising. The 15 companies housed there reveal more about the social media giant’s operations in Ireland.

Thomas Hubert
1st Dec, 2021 - 6 min read
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