Exclusive: Apple’s Irish data centre deal probed by EU

Europe’s competition tzar probed the purchase of land by Apple from Coillte to build a €850 million data centre in Athenry following a complaint that the deal breached state aid rules.

The Sunday Business Post can reveal that the 2015 deal involved a back-to-back transaction involving the IDA which was previously not disclosed by any side.

Apple identified the near-200 acre site and was keen to keep its interest in the land, owned ...