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The software multinational had more employees, booked more profit and paid more tax here last year than ever. The UK’s success in wresting over €800m worth of taxable profit out of Ireland barely made a difference.

Despite scant details in the technology giant’s disclosures about its business in Ireland, we can deduce a lot from the latest figures released by its Irish subsidiaries and the Exchequer to understand what is happening with its soaring tax bills.

The Californian technology giant is the only corporation capable of causing the swell in six-monthly tax figures observed since late 2021. The dates and figures match.

The deal marks the second time Aidan McDonnell’s smart utility start-up has secured industry backing in as many years. Pinergy's CEO Enda Gunnell says the energy crisis has accelerated demand for its insights.

The history of technology predicts that artificial intelligence will have both positive and negative effects on the labour market and wider society. The potential opportunities and rewards are huge, but so are the risks.

The online recruitment multinational will inform affected workers this evening of the latest job cuts, following a similar announcement by Meta last week.

The extended transition period for new EU regulations on medical devices is giving stakeholders more time on a workload that was “probably underestimated”. The sector has a large industrial presence in Ireland.

I went to Silicon Valley to meet with top-tier tech companies. As the meetings progressed, its main bank collapsed. Beyond the Bay Area’s travails, the impact of SVB’s failure on monetary policy in the near term may be significant.

By focusing on the heavy equipment niche, the Claregalway battery technology start-up has convinced investors to back its plans for a fully-fledged factory. The sums at stake had remained secret – until now.

The latest layoffs at Salesforce show the correction in the tech industry is not over, raising questions about Ireland's corporation tax boom. Another tax stream, however, gives an indication of the profits yet to be declared here – and that's before we even look at big pharma.