IRELAND ACCOUNTANTS SHOULD PLAN FOR SUCCESSION AS MUCH AS TAX FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

With the Irish government focused on attracting multinationals to the Republic of Ireland, it is often overlooked that Irish family businesses remain resilient. Indeed some of the best known names in Irish business started out small and private. Ryanair was launched by the Ryan family of county Tipperary. The largest meat processor in Britain and Ireland, ABP Food Group, remains in the hands of the Goodman family of county Louth. And while Ryanair and Smurfit (a global packaging firm started by a Dublin family of the same name) are now big beasts listed on stock ...


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