US multinationals and their employees have grown into Ireland’s main source of tax revenue. Whoever gains control of Washington in Tuesday’s election will face a set of deadlines on the rules governing their transatlantic business.
Europe is reeling from the Draghi report, which pitches heavy business regulation against competitiveness. In this new race with the US, Ireland wants to carve out a niche again.
US writer and veteran journalist Megan Stack discusses why waging war on terrorists doesn't work, how American voters are approaching the presidential election, and the "map of Ireland in [her] genes".
Grant Thornton Ireland’s advisory and tax business is being acquired by its PE-backed US counterpart. The deal follows months of behind-the-scenes negotiations and comes after the firm examined several other options with Deutsche Bank.
All pieces of the puzzle have just fallen into place to fund the Ukrainian war effort for another while, the top US diplomat in Europe explained in Dublin.
Investors are becoming increasingly worried about the effect of a new Trump presidency. Gold prices have already reached record levels and a Trump administration will have profound implications for savings and investment decisions.
Laura Colgan moved to New York last year to grow the US presence of the Star and Mirror titles, with a focus on an evolving Irish American readership.
Brenda Breathnach has turned a Brooklyn brewery into the popular venue 3 Dollar Bill. She tells Hannah McCarthy about growing the business over 15 years.
Irish author Megan Nolan is building a new life in New York and reflecting a lot on her family and their stories. But between books she still finds time for socialising. “You can't really exhaust the number of fun things to do here”, she says.
The Dead Rabbit group has the potential to become “one of the biggest Irish pub companies in America,” says its managing director Jack McGarry after launching its first bar outside of New York.
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