From its base in California, Zynga has built a global business developing online games for mobile and web platforms. Its physical presence in Ireland is modest, but an investigation by The Currency today reveals how it used an Irish shelf company to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars back to the US.
The Press Up group expanded at breakneck speed in recent years, opening dozens of hotels, bars and restaurants. Having been severely impacted since the initial lockdown, it is now suing the state over restrictions on pubs and restaurants.
The test case of four publicans challenging the insurer's refusal to pay business interruption losses hears pandemic cover would be "highly unusual" for a mainstream insurer like FBD.
Manna founder Bobby Healy is on a mission to build a worldwide drone delivery service. In a series of interviews over the space of the last year, The Currency takes an in-depth look at the founder of one of Ireland’s most intriguing and ambitious start-ups.
The first day in the trial of the Commercial Court case brought by four pubs against FBD over business interruption cover during the pandemic got off to a slow start, but it ended on a cliffhanger.
Elkstone, founded by chairman Alan Merriman, has said it believes it can unlock close to €50 million to invest in Irish start-ups if it can get one change made to the EIIS, which will bring the scheme closer to other jurisdictions.
Newly appointed chairman Urs Jordi has presided over his first annual results presentation, lifting a corner of the veil on how his board is planning for the future of the Swiss-Irish food giant as the impact of Covid-19 adds to its woes.
Donald Trump invested tens of millions into his golf resort at Doonbeg in Clare. Then he got elected President, and the public turned on him. Using graphs and data points, this is the story of the financial performance of the resort.
Two years ago, Keating Construction was acquired by private equity in a big ticket deal. Now, it is battling to survive. Confidential documents reveal just what went wrong in such a short space of time and unmask the true scale of its financial issues.
An investigation today reveals that IP valued at tens of billions of dollars by Thomson Reuters have been housed in Ireland in recent years, and how an Irish shelf company was used to facilitate a string of multi-billion dollar transactions involving the media conglomerate.
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