Google Ireland sales leap to €26bn

Google Ireland paid almost €163.8m in tax last year on sales that jumped to €26.3bn.

Google Ireland paid almost €163.8m in tax last year on sales that jumped to €26.3bn.

Pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of the search engine company — which is the sales driver for its huge Europe, Middle East and Asia division — surged to over €1.34bn from almost €342m in 2015.