Mapping Multinationals: Exit the double Irish, enter the green jersey. Following into the footsteps of Apple, US-based tech multinationals incentivised by shifting tax rules have been accelerating onshorings of intangible assets here.
Investment into Local Enterprise Office clients increased from €18.2 million in 2018 to €20 million in 2019.
Michael O’Dwyer got the idea for his business as a young engineer ridding Dublin’s sewers of grease and fat. He now leads an exciting startup that has just closed a new fundraising round with big-name backers.
Former Taoiseach John Bruton fears 2020 could be a bruising and divisive year for Europe as Brexit talks gear up again. No matter. He is on a trade mission to champion Ireland as a legal services hub and to exploit the spoils of the UK’s withdrawal.
Accountancy firm Deloitte has been mandated to sell two of digital publisher’s Maximum Media’s non-core brands. A teaser document has been circulated to potential buyers of these brands. Joe Media, which owns its British business Joe.co.uk, continues to trade strongly.
Ireland's gaming industry continues to be exempt from availing of the Section 481 tax relief scheme that those in Film and TV production can get, despite several recommendations that it should be included. This did not seem to hamper the success of game developer Digit Games which is fast building a global presence.
The paperwork said you were not entitled to get your money back. But it did not matter as investors were poised to benefit from huge tax losses. Today, we reveal how one of the most audacious Irish tax schemes worked – and how it came unstuck.
At first, markets ignored the coronavirus. But last Monday, as the virus began to proliferate outside China, markets went into panic mode. Many prominent Irish companies are among the worst-hit.
Behind a tiny blue door in in South Co Dublin hides one of Ireland’s fastest-growing and most successful wealth managers. Its door is marked by a black sheep logo that looks like it might suit a graphic design firm, but in fact represents a highly sophisticated business.
In my recent article, I looked at how those in the restaurant industry are being affected by increasing financial pressure. This piece focuses on one area of that industry which saw huge growth in the last decade. However, can the growth be sustained or will Ireland's burger boom burst?
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