We’re thrilled to share that The Business Post has published a detailed investigative report drawing on findings from our European Research Council-funded project at University College Dublin. The piece builds directly on our forensic analysis of multinational tax strategies and shines a spotlight on how global firms use complex structures to shift profits and minimise tax.
This is a fantastic example of how academic research can shape public debate and inform high-quality investigative journalism. Huge thanks to the Business Post team for the coverage — and to the ERC for supporting this work.
The full investigation includes:
Ireland’s Tax Mirage: The core exposé on how multinationals use Ireland as a profit-shifting centre
Methodology: How this unprecedented, data-led investigation came together.
Q&A: Everything you need to know about Ireland’s tax model, explained.
IP and Ireland: How firms shifted intellectual property to Irish entities to extract massive tax benefits.
How US Tax Reform Fuelled It All: Why a change in US law helped spark Ireland’s corporate tax boom — and why it may be ending.
VMware Case Study: A detailed look at how VMware routes global income through Ireland while reporting local losses.
Coca-Cola in Cork: A forensic story of how Ireland became Coca-Cola’s multi-billion tax shelter.
Editor’s Note: Why The Business Post launched this investigation.
Editorial View: A powerful editorial on what’s at stake for Ireland.
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