Lapho kungelona ikhwela, kuwumtshingo. Isikhungo sedatha i-Apple ehlose ukusakha e-Ireland siyinika inkathazo enkulu kunalokho inkampani yase-Cupertino engacabanga. I-Apple ifuna ukwakha isikhungo semininingwane, esizobiza inkampani eyi-850 million euro ngaphandle kwe-Athenry, eCentral Galway, ogwini olusentshonalanga ye-Ireland, kepha izakhamizi zendawo namabhizinisi awekho ezinhlelweni zenkampani. Ngemuva kokufika nokuhamba okuningi, i-Apple ithole ukukhanya okuluhlaza ngemuva komhlangano weBord Pleanala ngo-Agasti odlule.
Nokho, Izakhamizi zakule ndawo u-Allay Daly noSinéad Fitzpatrick badlulisele leli cala eNkantolo Ephakeme besabisa ngokucekela phansi izinhlelo zika-Apple futhi, I Iris Times kubika. Lokhu kuzobambezela amacebo we-Apple okungenani izinyanga eziyi-18. Ngokusho kwephephandaba, i-Apple ibona ikusasa lalezi zikhungo lisengozini futhi ingahlehlehlehle futhi ithathe isinqumo sokwakha lesi sikhungo semininingwane kwenye indawo, ngaphandle kwase-Ireland.
Lesi sikhungo sedatha esisha izosebenza ngeTunes Store, App Store, iMessage, Maps ne-Siri eYurophu ngokusho kwabezindaba okwenziwe yi-Apple ngenkathi imemezela inhloso yayo yokwenza lesi sikhungo sedatha, isikhungo sedatha esizosebenzisa amandla avuselelekayo.
Kubasebenzi abangu-18.300 u-Apple anabo emhlabeni wonke, e-Ireland bangaphezu kwengxenye yesithathu, 5.500, ngaphezu kokuba yisisekelo se-Apple eYurophu Uma le projekthi ingagcinwanga ekugcineni, i-Apple ngeke ikwazi ukuhambisana nezinhlelo zokuqasha ezenze ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule kuhulumeni wase-Ireland, lapho iqinisekise khona ukuthi eminyakeni ezayo ibizoqasha abantu abasha abangaphezu kwenkulungwane. I-Google, iMicrosoft neAmazon sezivele zinezikhungo zedatha e-Ireland naseFacebook maduze zizokwenza njalo.
