It may be battling with the Irish tax authority over a disputed €443m tax bill, but the global drug giant still found time to engineer a radical corporate overhaul resulting in $30bn being routed back to Japan.
Since John Flynn became managing partner, Act Venture Capital has made more than 50 investments and recorded 43 exits. He talks to Tom Lyons about the history of venture capital in Ireland, his hits and misses and what he looks for in an investment.
The central party after the election has become the first major political force to question Ireland’s approach to foreign direct investment. In government, it would raise additional tax revenue from multinationals – but how sustainable would that be?
Irish-registered subsidiaries of US-based technology companies have been distributing hundreds of billions to their parents since the start of 2018, illustrating the scale of reserves built offshore through the use of tax schemes over the years.
Property is one of the latest areas to undergo disruption with the introduction of new digital solutions from various property technology companies arriving on the market. Robert Hoban is hoping his new prop-tech start-up, Offr, will tackle the time consuming tasks around property transaction.
Renowned for his portraits of international leaders, Belfast artist Colin Davidson has lodged High Court proceedings to sever ties with a Dublin art dealer.
More than 140 investors in Irish forest fraud Arden Forestry have received letters telling them they are in line for a €2m payout following a global asset chase by the liquidator. But was this case just one part of a larger playbook for serious overseas criminals?
Relative to Sinn Féin, Joan Burton claims Labour is offering change of a responsible kind: "modest" increases in tax and careful rises in spending. Will the voters respond – and will she retain her seat?
The "happiest week" of Michael Smurfit's life was spent in his beloved K Club during the Ryder Cup. He explains why he sold it at a loss and what he plans to do with the proceeds.
Based on interviews with the four major party spokespeople and independent policy experts, Sean Keyes unpacks the parties' housing strategies. He shows how the parties think about the problem, why that matters, and why Ireland has a thirty year job on its hands.
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