How Ireland got too much money

Forty years ago, Ireland had a large number of emigrants and very few multinational corporations. Then it became a tax haven. Today, the country is home to the European arms of companies such as Apple, Google and Intel. The country also has an 8 billion euro surplus and is on track to get an additional 13 billion euro following a court ruling with the iPhone maker. Today on the show, Katie Martin and Irish economist David McWilliams try to figure out what Ireland should do with all that extra money. Also shortening Trump Media and lengthening the Netflix series, The Perfect Couple.

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