Too often you hear accusations that giant multinationals come to Ireland: make huge profits, avoid paying taxes elsewhere, and fail to ‘give back’ to the area that they are based. One such multinational is pushing back on the latter accusation.
The ‘Google Employment Task Force’ has joined forces with local community groups and the government to help those less well-off areas with training and facilities. Joining Joe this morning on the show was Joe Donnelly, Director of The Anchorage Project in Ringsend, and Teresa Weafer-Grennel community engagement manager at Google.