Search Results for: Ireland
Cookies penalty: AMAZON EUROPE CORE, GOOGLE LLC and GOOGLE IRELAND LIMITED fined multimillion euros
December 10th, 2020
The French data protection authority, Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), has issued today two announcements to inform about the imposition of fines to AMAZON EUROPE CORE, GOOGLE LLC and GOOGLE IRELAND LIMITED for Cookies violations. AMAZON ...
Boom times for Ireland’s legal profession
December 4th, 2018
UK solicitors are creating their own ‘backstop’ by moving to Ireland in spirit rather than body, and the Law Society of Ireland director general says it is a booming economy that is driving the legal market. Boom times for ...
Volume of retail trade unchanged in euro area; In Ireland, Latvia and Estonia the highest increases
November 9th, 2018
In September 2018 compared with August 2018, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade remained unchanged in the euro area (EA19) and decreased by 0.1% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European ...
Bitcoin: Does it really use more electricity than Ireland?
December 12th, 2017
Can something which has no physical presence consume as much electricity as an entire country? The internet has recently been awash with claims that the digital currency Bitcoin could be using more electricity than a number of developed nations. ...
Ireland Extends Tax Break For Investors In SMEs
May 19th, 2017
The Irish Government is to introduce a new exemption from stamp duty on transfers of shares in Irish companies admitted to the Enterprise Securities Market (ESM) of the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE). The ESM is the ISE’s market for ...
Ireland considers to prohibit Financial Contracts for Difference (CFDs)
March 6th, 2017
The Central Bank of Ireland has issued today a press release to publish a Consultation on the protection of retail investors in relation to the distribution of CFDs. Contracts for Difference (CFDs) are complex, leveraged, derivative instruments which enable ...
A ‘tsunami’ of new lawyers in Ireland
December 6th, 2016
Brexit has contributed to a ‘tsunami’ of new lawyers here, according to the Law Society of Ireland. Figures show the Society will have admitted an additional 1,347 new solicitors by the end of the year. The projected figure represents ...
PwC: Ireland Most Effective Place In EU To Pay Business Taxes
November 23rd, 2016
Ireland remains the most effective country in the EU in which to pay business taxes, according to the latest PwC/World Bank Paying Taxes survey. The report covered 189 economies worldwide, and considered all taxes paid by businesses. It analyzed ...
Britain’s future outside of the EU drives hundreds of British lawyers to register in Ireland
October 20th, 2016
With Britain’s future outside of the EU still far from certain, the latest figures reveal that more than 700 British solicitors have now registered to practice in the Republic of Ireland. The precautionary investment, which costs around £300, is ...
Facebook faces $5bn tax charge over Ireland asset transfer
October 13th, 2016
Social media giant Facebook could have to pay up to $5bn in additional taxes as a result of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigation challenging the way in which it accounted for the transfer of assets to its Irish ...
