Ireland

Ireland fines Google €403M over location data tracking

Ireland's Data Protection Commission on Monday imposed a €403 million fine on Google Alphabet Inc. for breaching the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation in how it processed users' location data, capping a six-year investigation into the tech giant's tracking…

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Trump says he’d ‘love’ to see a united Ireland

President Donald Trump waded into one of the most politically charged issues on the island of Ireland on Saturday, declaring during meetings in Dublin that he would "love" to see the country unified and predicting it would "happen eventually."

Apple paid Ireland $17B in taxes last year, new EU filings show

Apple paid Ireland approximately $17 billion in corporate income taxes in its fiscal year ending September 2025, a sum that accounted for roughly 40% of the company's $43 billion worldwide corporate tax bill, according to new country-by-country filings first reported…

Intel commits $5.7B to expand Irish chip plant amid AI boom

Intel announced on Monday a €5 billion ($5.7 billion) capital investment at its Leixlip campus in Ireland, marking the chipmaker's latest move to expand semiconductor manufacturing capacity as demand for AI processors continues to surge.

Ireland beat Australia 33-31 in Nations Championship opener

Ireland snatched a dramatic 33-31 victory over Australia on Saturday in the opening round of the inaugural Nations Championship, as replacement prop Thomas Clarkson's 77th-minute try and Sam Prendergast's conversion completed a remarkable comeback at a sold-out Allianz Stadium in…

Microsoft defends routing 40% of profits through Ireland after EU disclosure

Microsoft is pushing back against scrutiny of its corporate tax practices after a New York Times investigation highlighted how the tech giant channels a vast share of its global profits through low-tax European jurisdictions, paying a fraction of the rates…

Microsoft’s first EU tax report shows $47B in Ireland profits

Microsoft on Tuesday published its first public country-by-country tax report, revealing the extent to which the tech giant's profits are concentrated in Ireland, a disclosure driven by new European Union transparency rules that took effect this year.

Jessie Buckley makes Oscar history as first Irish Best Actress winner

Jessie Buckley won the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday night, becoming the first Irish actress ever to claim the prize for her portrayal of Agnes, the wife of William Shakespeare, in Chloé Zhao's…

Ireland’s largest prehistoric settlement uncovered in Wicklow

Researchers have identified Brusselstown Ring in County Wicklow as the largest prehistoric hillfort settlement ever discovered in Britain and Ireland, with evidence of more than 600 houses dating to the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age.

Netflix’s ‘House of Guinness’ tops charts despite Irish critics’ harsh reviews

Netflix has launched "House of Guinness," a new historical drama series that has quickly climbed to the top of the streaming platform's global charts despite facing harsh criticism from Irish reviewers for its portrayal of Irish history and culture.