Pat Rigney helped Baileys become a global brand and co-founded Boru Vodka. However, be believes his latest business, a Leitrim distillery that produces Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, could be his biggest play yet.
Computer chips, video games, aircraft leases: As long as a portion of Irish income can be attributed to intangible assets, multinationals have found creative ways of having it taxed at around 5% in the Mediterranean island.
Harold Hutchinson, Head of Equity Research at Investec, believes policymakers have taken a narrow approach to the climate crisis and that a more holistic approach is required. He also believes Ireland can play a major role in developing renewable technologies.
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.
Successive rule changes purported to outlaw the double Irish and single malt tax structures but they left a gap wide open. Here is how Abbott stepped into it to minimise the tax due on profits from Covid-19 and other medical tests.
Wood and bird feathers are among foreign materials alleged to have been in contaminated salt supplied to Glanbia's cheese plants in 2020.
Months before Covid-19, Abbott Laboratories completed the reorganisation of a rapid diagnostics unit across Ireland and Malta. When this business ballooned, profits trickled through the supposedly closed double Irish loophole.
Blacks Brewery and Distillery is raising millions to develop a new 19,000 square foot brewhouse, and it is doing so through a tax friendly scheme for investors. Co-founder Sam Black talks returns, earnings and market competition.
We hear a lot about cultural reform within financial institutions. However, sometimes, it is really hard to believe it.
In an open conversation, Patrick Collison talks Limerick, building self-confidence and what it takes to be a founder.
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