Budget puts public finances on worse trajectory, watchdog warns
If overruns continue on current trajectory, net spending will increase by 9% this year, Irish Fiscal Advisory Council says
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Budget day looms amid first hints of uncertainty over corporation tax
Department admits that while business tax take will rise this year, it will not meet even recent forecasts
Budget 2027: Measures on pensions, welfare, income tax and more take shape
Continued acrimony in some quarters on Friday evening as many departments moved towards settling their budget
Millionaires’ tax central to People Before Profit Budget 2027 proposals
Party plans corporation tax of 20%, €500 energy credit and €1.75 per litre cap at fuel pumps to ease cost of living crisis
The budget is now like a children’s party, with a prize for everyone
It may be some time before the ‘winners’ realise that the budget goodies were a costly mistake
Accenture reports earnings of $93bn in Ireland, more than Apple and Microsoft combined
EU rules shed light on scale of Accenture, News Corp and Digital Realty Irish operations
Ireland’s top 10 companies: Which firms are generating the most revenue?
Pharma company Eli Lilly makes the top 10 for the first time, while CRH ranks as the largest indigenous company
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We have US multinationals to thank for the weakness of the far right in Ireland
If Germany tells us anything it is that this is the Irish moment – but how long will it last?
Corporate tax disclosures reveal gulf between payments by tech giants and other multinationals
New EU rules mandate companies with global revenues of more than €750m to disclose specific financial data
Ireland’s corporate tax advantage is over. So what’s the plan?
The mutual Ireland Inc plámás between Irish governments and the big multinationals means about as much as Donald Trump’s assurances
Ireland’s corporate tax cake gets bigger
Department of Finance signals corporate tax receipts will exceed its current €35.3 billion projection by ‘a wide margin’
French minister wants Ireland to share its technology tax billions
French finance minister calls for large tax revenues from tech multinationals to be more fairly distributed across EU
Good cop, bad cop: Harris and Chambers toy with electorate ahead of budget
Government’s income tax package could be worth as little as €10 a month to the average worker
Corporation tax to exceed €35.3bn forecast by a wide margin
Receipts from the tax on business profits will exceed the Department of Finance’s forecast by a wide margin, figures suggest
Little justification for ‘broad’ cost-of-living supports in budget, Central Bank warns
To avoid stoking existing inflationary pressures, Government should adhere to expenditure ceilings, regulator says
Donald Trump may have been Britain-baiting, but his statement on unity still mattered
Backhanded compliment from Trump, when he laughingly described business leaders as ‘vicious bastards’, shows Ireland still carries weight in his worldview
There’s no cost-of-living crisis for Ireland’s quietly prosperous class. Who are they?
There is, indeed, a crisis for many people. But there is also a minority doing very well
Owner of one of Ireland’s best-known pubs sees profits near €10m in 2025
Tom Cleary’s Hillbreak Ltd sees earnings jump
Record €66bn in tax collected in first eight months of 2026
Government spending is running ahead of increased tax returns in percentage terms
Vertiv’s Irish profits more than double as data centre equipment sales surge
Ohio-headquartered IT manufacturer has rapidly grown its Irish presence in recent years
There is little indication we have a plan for what to do if the AI bubble bursts
Ireland has weathered a lot of economic storms, but this one could catch us off guard
Apple’s Irish operation accounted for two-fifths of $43bn global tax payments last year
The company, which has 5,575 staff in Ireland, booked profits of $34 billion in the State in 2025
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council warns of ‘sizeable’ budgetary overruns
Latest exchequer data shows Government spending rose by 7.4% to €65 billion in first seven months of year
Multinationals paid additional €1bn in July as new 15% tax rate kicks in
Government has collected €59.6bn in tax to date in 2026, up €1.6bn on same period last year
Microsoft paid $6.5bn tax in Ireland – more than anywhere else
Ireland got 16% more in tax from US tech giant last year as profits of Irish business top $50bn
Are middle earners ripped off by the Irish income tax system?
There are options to lower taxes but doing so requires political decisions
Is the Irish economy really Trump-proof? We’d better hope so
As the Taoiseach eyes the exit and the unity debate gets louder, the current calm in Irish politics may not last
Property-based tax measures could cost close to €1.4bn this year, tax papers show
Reduction in VAT on apartments to cost nearly €400m
State must follow Norway’s example rather than repeat UK’s mistakes
Britain squandered North Sea oil wealth instead of devoting money to country’s future
Central Bank warns spending trajectory could ‘deplete fiscal buffers’
Gabriel Makhlouf says in a pre-budget letter to Minister that the underlying budget deficit could rise to €25.7bn by 2030
A €4m vineyard in Meath and PTC’s Irish tax bill
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Irish unit of US technology firm PTC pays just $151,000 tax as profit soars to $240m
Subsidiary also made $765m payout to Boston-based parent company, accounts show
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