[musicale]

The interesting bit to me is that Apple has had a presence in Cork, Ireland since 1980.[1]

Even though they do have thousands of employees and even build Macs there, it does seem to be a tax haven.

[1] https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/11/apples-cork-campus-ce...

(Note pictures of the infamous Mac Portable, which was apparently manufactured there.)

[extraduder_ire]

Dell also manufactured most of their european machines in limerick until they moved the plant to poland.

Ireland does have a history of pulling in investment using tax breaks. Most notably the shannon freezone, where GE and subcontractors produce a large quantity of hardware.