Mercury Engineering has succeeded both at home and abroad, and its latest results point to a well-run business with huge growth and high margins.
A major accountancy firm is on the hook for a €1.4 million tax bill after the Tax Appeals Commission ruled that its exam payments to trainees are taxable. Tax expert Eoin O'Shea examines what it means for other firms.
eMuse had a $40m valuation and was tipped for an IPO. It collapsed earlier this year, and now one of its backers is personally suing founder Patrick Rainsford. Internal company emails and confidential financial data reveal what was going on behind the scenes.
The latest Climate Action Plan falls short of the Government's own targets, showing that ministers continue to dither on making hard decisions. By default, a growing share of steeper efforts will fall on electricity generation – and there, at least, some action is happening.
After a tough 2020, Web Summit is back as big as ever. Backstage at this year's event, Paddy Cosgrave reflects on his lawsuit, his critics, his targets, and why Ireland could do with shaking-up.
While some state bodies did not go to the Web Summit, NTMA boss Conor O’Kelly saw it as an opportunity to assess tech trends and meet potential partners. He talks about Stripe, green technology, Paddy Cosgrave, and the future for Ireland Inc.
Following the lucrative sales of Kymab and Altan, Malin's founders make contested claims that the operating activities of the plc will virtually cease as the life sciences investment firm steadies its focus on returning capital to its shareholders.
The French energy giant EDF made a remarked Irish entrance when it bought into the country’s largest planned wind farm a year and a half ago. The Currency can now reveal how much it paid Johnny and Conor Ronan and Richard Barrett in the deal – and how much it has yet to pay them.
It might not be immediately obvious but there is a strong link between the Glasgow climate conference and the Central Bank's mortgage rules. It is time to include energy efficiency and commuting factors into the real cost of a mortgaged property – not to mention their value to wider society.
The US Treasury Secretary visited Dublin on Monday as her country entered the final stretch of a fraught congressional budget debate. Upcoming American legislation implementing the OECD-led global tax agreement is the piece of the puzzle with the most direct impact on multinationals operating in Ireland.
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