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Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe says first tranche of Apple tax money has been paid

€1.5 billion of Apple tax paid into escrow account

Business / 18 May

Warren Buffett confirms that his Berkshire Hathaway company is now Apple's second biggest shareholder

Berkshire doubles Teva stake and adds to Apple

Business / 16 May

Apple's annual revenue is greater than the GDP of countries including Portugal and New Zealand

Apple almost a $1 trillion company, Amazon close by

Business / 14 May

Tim Cook failed to recommit to proceeding with the development

Apple decision not unexpected but huge setback

Apple first announced plans for the data centre at Derrydonnell Woods near Athenry in February 2015

Apple scraps plans for Athenry data centre

An artist's impression of the proposed facility

Timeline of appeals about Apple in Athenry

The High Court cleared the way for Apple's €850m data centre in Athenry to go ahead last year

Supreme Court to hear Apple data centre appeal

Connacht / 03 May

Apple reported a 25.3% rise in earnings to $13.8 billion for its second fiscal quarter

Apple reports higher profits, unveils big share buyback

Business / 02 May

Finance Minister eyes spending increase commitments next year of €2.6 billion

Finance Minister promises 'good and careful' budget

Business / 25 Apr

Paschal Donohoe said while the Government disagreed strongly with the European Commission's original decision, he always made it clear that it will adhere to its ruling as it prepares its appeal case

Govt and Apple to sign agreement for payment of €13bn

Business / 24 Apr

AMS is a big supplier to Apple, making components for the US technology giant's iPhone.

Apple sensor supplier AMS warns of Q2 slowdown

Business / 24 Apr

The P20 Pro has a 6.1 inch OLED full HD display

Review: Huawei P20 Pro

Technology / 23 Apr

Apple announced the deal in December to help it better compete with industry leader Spotify

EU opens competition probe into Apple's bid for Shazam

Business / 23 Apr

Quarter of Irish growth due to Apple's iPhone, says IMF

Business / 17 Apr

Samsung shares fell after the announcement as analysts forecast similar or lower profit in the second quarter, due to slower growth in DRAM chip prices and higher marketing costs for the flagship Galaxy S9 smartphone

Samsung tips record Q1 profit as chip boom winds down

Business / 06 Apr

The iPhone maker said the gender pay gap was due to more men in senior positions than women which led to higher pay, bonuses and stock

Apple discloses gender pay gap at UK operations

Business / 04 Apr

Apple plans to replace Intel chips in Macs with its own

Business / 03 Apr

New privacy management tools are among the developments announced today

Apple rolls out privacy updates ahead of GDPR

Technology / 29 Mar

Amundi, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited and Goldman Sachs Asset Management International named as Apple account investment managers

Investment firms to manage Apple tax account selected

Business / 23 Mar

Amazon now has a market capitalisation of $768 billion

Amazon is now second most valuable US-listed company

Business / 21 Mar

Amazon.com maintains the top spot on the annual Harris Poll Reputation Quotient poll for the third year in a row

Apple, Google see reputation of corporate brands fall

Business / 13 Mar

Apple was ordered to pay the back taxes after the European Commission ruled that the tech giant had received unfair tax incentives from Ireland

BNY Mellon confirmed as manager of escrow account

Business / 07 Mar

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is a worldwide banking and financial services holding firm headquartered in New York

BNY Mellon to manage Apple escrow account - report

Business / 05 Mar

Plans to build a data centre in Athenry have faced long delays

Reform urged after Athenry Apple delays

Munster / 23 Feb

Warren Buffett's Berkshire now owns about 18.9 million Teva American depositary receipts, worth about $358m

Berkshire buys Teva, while Apple becomes top investment

Business / 15 Feb

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