Company Formation Ireland

A senior economic advisor to Donald Trump has conceded Ireland will retain its corporate tax advantage over the US even if Congress passes cuts outlined by the president-elect. The new US policy aimed at repatriating multinationals could be in place within the first 100 days of the Trump administration, according Stephen Moore. However, in an interview on Friday, he said the US was more concerned about [...]

Irish startups, high tech firms and life science companies are attracting €19m a week in venture capital funding as investment in the sectors continues to surge. According to new industry figures, venture capital funding in Ireland in the first nine months of the year rose by three-quarters compared the same period last year, with €734m raised here. Funding growth appears to be accelerating, with third q [...]

  Ireland's 50 fastest growing indigenous technology companies recorded over €1.6bn in turnover last year, according to the latest index from Deloitte. The company's 'Fast 50' survey shows that Ireland's top home-grown tech firms had an average revenue of €31m each and an annual growth rate of 270pc over the last four years. The fastest growing Irish tech company at present is the eCommerce and logistics [...]

In 1960, Harvard professor Theodore Levitt published a landmark paper that urged executives to adapt by asking themselves, “What business are we really in?” He offered the railroad companies and Hollywood studios as examples of industries that failed to adapt because they defined their business incorrectly. But today the railroads don’t seem to be doing too badly. Union Pacific, the leading railroad compa [...]

Nine North American and European based companies are to create 215 new jobs for both Dublin and Waterford. The new jobs will be based across a number of sectors including software engineering, finance, sales, technology, and customer support. Semiconductor firm Endure Technologies are the largest job creators in the group, bringing 40 roles to the country. Mac hosting authority MacStadium will bring 35 n [...]