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The Exit Interview

‘We’ve really focused on the regions, and I think that has borne fruit’ – Martin Shanahan, IDA chief

Under Martin Shanahan’s stewardship, the IDA has overseen a 54 per cent increase in the number of multinational companies with a presence in this country, while the value of their annual exports has more than doubled to €294.1 billion

Matt Cooper: How can Britain be the guarantor for a Ukrainian peace deal when it has shown such bad faith on Brexit?

Intel to invest €12bn in expanding Irish operation

Investment is a boon for Ireland’s policymakers, who will nevertheless be disappointed to miss out on the €17bn ‘mega-fab’ semiconductor plant project which will go to Magdeburg in Germany

Intel set to build new €80 billion semiconductor mega-plant in east German city

Magdeburg beat competition from Dresden and Bavaria to secure the facility, which will create 10,000 new jobs

Intel set to confirm that €80bn plant won’t be built here

Ireland’s strained energy infrastructure and potential delays in the planning system may have influenced the likely decision

Leaders’ questions & answers

From smart Ray-Bans to bitcoin, Emmet Ryan grills six tech experts with six big questions

Intel sought Ibec briefing on planning delays and legal challenges

The US tech behemoth met with employers’ group Ibec last week to outline its concerns about this country’s planning system

Ryan tells foreign investors that Ireland’s power system can handle new high-energy facilities

The Minister for the Environment was responding to a Business Post report which revealed that Ireland could lose out on a new multibillion-euro Intel microchip facility

Ireland could lose new Intel plant as energy and water services feel strain

Ireland is on shortlist of three alongside Germany and Poland, but the tech giant is understood to have concerns about this country’s worsening energy crisis

The Last Post: Fianna Fáil looks into its soul and finds confusion and fear

Fianna Fáil doesn’t want to admit that its clothes have been stolen by Sinn Féin, which claims it can solve all the country’s problems

Vincent Boland: The chips are down and the whole world is facing trouble

The microchip has changed the world since its invention in the 1950s. But after Covid caused global demand to plunge, chip manufacturers are now finding it hard to keep up with a sharp spike in orders as the world starts to emerge from the virus

Intel staff allowed to stay at work while awaiting Covid test results

Company has introduced PCR testing for staff after an outbreak of 85 cases at its construction site last week

The chips are up: How Irish companies are cashing in on the microchip rush

Amid a global shortage of microchips, the EU and China are seeking to wrestle back control of their supply chains. And as the silicon wafers are now fundamental to so many industries, Ireland stands to benefit from what has quietly become its fourth-largest export

Microchip exports increase 500 per cent in five years

Semiconductors, which account for 60 per cent of our trade with China, have now become Ireland’s fourth largest goods export

Remote working must now be at the core of our services strategy

We don’t necessarily need to rewrite the tax code to take account of remote working, but we do need to think about tweaking it to better reflect future working conditions

Big Blue way ahead as tide turns on corporate cash for politicians

Not every company can be like IBM in eschewing political patronage. But if they want to play politics, boardrooms must think before acting

Intel’s crown slips as competitors catch up

The microchip giant has suffered from a damaging delay in advancing its technology, allowing rivals to move into the gap