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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.

From trade wards to the "starbuckification" of food retail, Aidan Connolly foresees disruption and opportunities in the year(s) ahead – with Irish farmers and food processors showing disparate levels of readiness in the face of upcoming challenges.

To really become a global hub, we need a new pre-fabricated, modular off-shore port system connected by bridge added to coastal towns around the island to facilitate short range electric, autonomous ferry services.

Irish banks should embrace the trend toward higher degree of automation in management of clients' services and accounts, opening up the sector to fintech solutions rather than waiting for them to eat the banks' lunch.

ChannelSight co-founder John Beckett is on a mission to get tech companies to offset their greenhouse gas emissions by planting trees. He tells Tom Lyons about the latest developments at Forestry Partners and at his main online marketing business.

Dylan Collins spent years trying to attune investors to the merit of his “kid tech” company. Now, SuperAwesome is being wooed by US bankers keen for a piece of a mooted $600m IPO. Just how did he do it? And what comes next?

Broadlake’s Pete Smyth finds out what principles guide Evervault, the business of teenage online privacy entrepreneur Shane Curran.

Ross Hunt argues that Ireland should redirect €50 billion towards additional education funding over the next 20 years. Here is how he would spend it.

The Irish education system has remained stuck in a paper-based world and failed to grasp the challenge life-long learning. Yet we have the resources to transform it into the best in the world, argues Ross Hunt.