The Double Irish is being phased out slowly. Here's a NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/business/international/ireland-to-phase-out-tax-advant

The Double Irish is being phased out slowly. Here's a NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/business/international/ireland-to-phase-out-tax-advantage-used-by-technology-firms.html http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/business/international/ire... This got announced at the last government budget - I could not make any claims about the economic repercussions one way or the other.