…since 2004. Headline makes it look like this was a single recent investment.
Edit: 3 upvotes followed by 5 downvotes after the first negative reply. Groupthink is a powerful force.
RustyShack3lford on
Someone jealous about apple getting all the attention!?
_sonisalsonamedBort on
And how much was the return on that investment 🤔
mightymunster1 on
And we still don’t even have an Irish website to order from.
ImpovingTaylorist on
Toffeeman_1878 on
That word is invested. Not donated. There is a return on investment. Most of which will go to…let me think…
Nerozane777 on
Can’t wait to see how much we arnt taking off them
ConradMcduck on
Well done, you didn’t do it for our benefit.
External-Chemical-71 on
What do they want? A round of applause? I “invested” in stuff that directly benefitted me and me alone too like degrees and professional courses. Did some companies and the state via increased taxes benefit from that too? Absolutely. But I couldn’t give a shit about that. I did it so I could make more money.
Obviously there is a significant profit to be made over and above that €22 billion investment or one of the worlds known most miserly companies wouldn’t be here at all. If there was a more attractive option for them they’d be off in a shot.
IrishShinja on
TODAY!…TODAY!..
Holiday_Toe5779 on
That’s only 65,000 bike sheds
Tactical_Laser_Bream on
The Amazon spokesbot on RTÉ this morning was a sickening waffler. Wouldn’t comment on the Apple tax or emissions output, just scuttering on about how great it would be that we could more easily buy their junk.
brbrcrbtr on
Great, now start shipping food here again
dropthecoin on
By the comments, including here, it’s shocking how many people only seek to associate Amazon with its online retail store.
sundae_diner on
Amazon have a number of data centres here in ireland, I assume a large chunk of that investment is related to those rather than the online tat shop.
Willing-Departure115 on
They employ 6,500 people – pretty solid and hopefully ongoing commitment.
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Thank you Amazon
…since 2004. Headline makes it look like this was a single recent investment.
Edit: 3 upvotes followed by 5 downvotes after the first negative reply. Groupthink is a powerful force.
Someone jealous about apple getting all the attention!?
And how much was the return on that investment 🤔
And we still don’t even have an Irish website to order from.
That word is invested. Not donated. There is a return on investment. Most of which will go to…let me think…
Can’t wait to see how much we arnt taking off them
Well done, you didn’t do it for our benefit.
What do they want? A round of applause? I “invested” in stuff that directly benefitted me and me alone too like degrees and professional courses. Did some companies and the state via increased taxes benefit from that too? Absolutely. But I couldn’t give a shit about that. I did it so I could make more money.
Obviously there is a significant profit to be made over and above that €22 billion investment or one of the worlds known most miserly companies wouldn’t be here at all. If there was a more attractive option for them they’d be off in a shot.
TODAY!…TODAY!..
That’s only 65,000 bike sheds
The Amazon spokesbot on RTÉ this morning was a sickening waffler. Wouldn’t comment on the Apple tax or emissions output, just scuttering on about how great it would be that we could more easily buy their junk.
Great, now start shipping food here again
By the comments, including here, it’s shocking how many people only seek to associate Amazon with its online retail store.
Amazon have a number of data centres here in ireland, I assume a large chunk of that investment is related to those rather than the online tat shop.
They employ 6,500 people – pretty solid and hopefully ongoing commitment.