No sign of the Collison brothers cashing in yet, as State bets on the success of €80bn Stripe

They have committed to creating a further 1,000 jobs in Ireland over the coming years. 

John and Patrick Collison, from Limerick, founders of Stripe.

Ireland's young Collison brothers had already made Stripe the Silicon Valley sensation as the internet payments company they created thrived out of its San Francisco base.    

The news this weekend only confirmed that Stripe had vaulted to become Silicon Valley's most valuable private startup, with investors vying to inject a further $600m that valued the firm at a remarkable $95bn (€80bn).