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# FDI

This week
5th February 2023 - 9th February 2023
# Investment
Coveney to travel to US West Coast to speak to industry leaders
Coveney will hear from enterprise leaders and highlight Ireland’s value as a location for foreign direct investment.
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# Feature
2019 was a solid year for foreign direct investment but what does 2020 have in store?
Talent and tax changes could be issues as Ireland looks to stay as the multinational destination of choice.
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Jan 3rd 2020, 11:05 AM
# IDA Ireland
More than 55 Brexit-related investments were won by Ireland in 2018
The investments added more than 4,500 Irish jobs as employment numbers rose.
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Jan 3rd 2019, 4:44 PM
# welcome to ireland
IDA boss: 'I don't believe the housing crisis has cost us any investments or jobs'
IDA boss Martin Shanahan said the rental and housing crisis in Ireland is at “pinch point”.
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Jan 4th 2017, 6:00 AM
# Jobs Jobs Jobs
The IDA says more people in Ireland are working for its clients than ever before
Job losses within IDA companies were at their lowest level since 1997 – but it doesn’t expect that trend to continue.
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Jan 3rd 2017, 11:00 AM
# FDI
The UK wants to bring in the lowest corporate taxes of any major country
Significant cuts to UK and US corpoate taxes are seen as direct threats to Ireland’s industrial strategy.
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Nov 21st 2016, 3:14 PM
# Cameron
170 jobs to go at Co Longford factory
Cameron Ireland Ltd has said “with great regret” that manufacturing, assembly and test activities at its Longford plant are “potentially” set to cease.
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Oct 5th 2016, 6:44 PM
# factcheck
FactCheck: Does Ireland really lead the world for skilled labour?
The Taoiseach made an interesting claim in the Dáil this week. Is it true?
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Oct 2nd 2016, 8:00 PM
# factcheck
FactCheck: Does Ireland really have the "highest education" in Europe?
Junior Minister Eoghan Murphy made an effort to impress international viewers on CNBC this week. But did he over-state the case?
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Sep 25th 2016, 9:30 PM
# Investment
Vast majority of IDA jobs in Dublin and Cork as rural counties fall behind
Newly-released figures show the vast amount of IDA-supported jobs are created in Dublin.
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Sep 19th 2016, 6:00 AM
# factcheck
FactCheck: Is Apple really the "largest taxpayer in Ireland"?
The company’s CEO Tim Cook made the claim this week, and Michael Noonan repeated it. We checked it out.
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Sep 4th 2016, 10:00 PM
# factcheck
FactCheck: How many people actually work for foreign companies in Ireland?
We heard all kinds of numbers from several politicians this week. FactCheck gets to the truth.
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Sep 1st 2016, 8:16 PM
# IDA
50 jobs for Dublin as Fitbit sets up European headquarters
The headquarters will be home to the strategic business functions for the region.
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Aug 31st 2016, 7:53 AM
# lost jobs
"Crying, frustration, devastation" - eBay staff react to announcement of Dundalk closure
It’s anticipated that eBay is to close its operations in its Dundalk facility in the second quarter of 2017.
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Aug 26th 2016, 9:28 AM
# Office space
Ireland relies heavily on foreign companies, and right now we've nowhere to put them...
There is hardly any vacant office space in Dublin which may put foreign investors off moving here a new report has found.
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Sep 24th 2015, 6:01 AM
# Migrants
Dozens of investors get Irish residency for pumping money into the economy
As many as 400 jobs have been created as a result of the Immigrant Investor Programme.
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Apr 5th 2015, 8:00 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Are ministers' St Patrick's Day trips worth the money they cost?
More than €700,000 was spent between 2011 and 2014 sending ministers on trips for the national holiday. How do you feel about it?
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Mar 16th 2015, 8:28 AM
# New Gaff
Lack of office space a real headache for companies looking to set up shop
And for the office space already there, the price is going keep going up and up.
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Mar 5th 2015, 1:00 PM
# Watch Out
Northern Ireland may soon be allowed set its own corporation tax
This would mean Northern Ireland could match our very attractive 12.5% rate. Let the games begin…
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Dec 2nd 2014, 7:14 AM
# WORRIED
A Labour senator thinks Ireland has become a lawless utopia in the past week
Lorraine Higgins is worried that water protests and other incidents will damage Ireland’s ability to attract foreign direct investment.
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Nov 24th 2014, 9:01 AM
# Double Irish
Remember Bono said he helped bring Google and Facebook to Ireland? Well, he did
He has connections, and the IDA uses them.
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Oct 30th 2014, 12:12 PM
# quick fix
Is attracting more foreign companies to Ireland really a recipe for growth?
In the run-up to Budget 2015, Dr Daragh McGreal looks at the benefits and pitfalls of foreign direct investment.
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Sep 7th 2014, 8:45 AM
# the more the merrier
Here's how Richard Bruton plans to create 7,000 jobs a year in multinational companies
We will be “competing to win”, the Minister said.
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Jul 30th 2014, 12:15 PM
# bright future
Majority of indigenous tech companies expect revenue to grow
Over 81 per cent of companies said they were more confident about their business than they were three months ago.
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Jun 30th 2014, 6:30 AM
# Tax Havens
Ireland second to Bermuda as 'conduit' for taxable income of US multinationals - IMF staff paper
Corporate tax avoidance is bad for the global economy, paper reports.
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Jun 25th 2014, 5:06 PM
# welcome
FDI companies love doing business here - and not just for our corporation tax rate
Companies said the access to Europe was a critical factor in relation to their priorities for setting up shop here.
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May 28th 2014, 7:30 AM
# Jobs
Dublin-based companies have had €200 million worth of IDA backing, Laois has had €380,000
And other counties are lagging behind as well.
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Apr 29th 2014, 6:30 AM
# Kerry
American university looks to open $1m campus in Dingle
Sacred Heart University is looking to expand its presence in the area.
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Apr 4th 2014, 4:14 PM
# FDI
Engineers say EirGrid project will be 'key to economic prosperity'
EirGrid know what they’re doing and have ‘some of the best engineers in the world’ working with them, Engineers Ireland has said.
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Jan 15th 2014, 10:43 AM
# Action Plan for Jobs
Percentage of foreign investment outside Dublin and Cork falls three years running
A government and IDA Ireland target to get 50 per cent of all foreign direct investment in areas outside of the two main urban centres has been dropped from the Action Plan for Jobs.
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Nov 25th 2013, 7:10 AM
# FDI
Total foreign direct investment into Ireland increased to €258 billion
Ireland had a net surplus of €31 billion in foreign direct investment in 2012.
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Oct 4th 2013, 1:35 PM
Voices
Aaron McKenna: Irish people are losing out on jobs because we are not multilingual
The new jobs on offer are not beyond the capabilities of our people, but there is one thing we are lacking – a proficiency in foreign languages, writes Aaron McKenna, who says we should try and rectify this for future generations.
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Jul 20th 2013, 8:00 AM
# Jobswatch
75 new regional jobs created through reward scheme
The new jobs will be made by three companies across Portarlington, Kinvara and Co. Longford.
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Jul 19th 2013, 11:07 AM
# Investment
IDA-backed companies created 12,722 jobs last year
The government agency responsible for foreign investment says its client companies added a net total of 6,570 jobs.
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Jan 7th 2013, 10:42 AM
Voices
Column: It’s time to examine our corporate tax rate
We’re regularly told that “everything is on the table” for the Budget, writes Michael Taft. So what about corporation tax?
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Nov 15th 2012, 7:00 AM
Voices
Column: How Obama’s policies may hurt investment in Ireland
Ireland’s foreign direct investment is at risk under Obama’s tax proposals. We should be worried, writes Dr Tom Flavin.
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Nov 4th 2012, 7:30 PM
Voices
Aaron McKenna: We know Ireland has talent – why stop it from growing?
Ireland’s ‘knowledge economy’ is actually waiting to happen, writes Aaron McKenna.
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Oct 20th 2012, 8:15 AM
# Trade
Ireland's trade to grow 125 per cent by 2026: report
HSBC is forecasting strong growth for Ireland’s trade, particularly in key sectors like pharma and agri-food.
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Jun 26th 2012, 11:39 AM
# Economy
Burton defends government's jobs record, says economy is in 'transition'
The Social Protection Minister claimed that the jobs initiative had boosted tourism numbers. Yesterday, the CSO said that there were fewer visits to Ireland in the first quarter of 2012.
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May 3rd 2012, 8:57 AM
# Building
1,500 building jobs to be created over next two years
Hundreds of jobs will be created in the construction industry over the next couple of years as a result of recent announcements for foreign direct investment in Ireland, the Industrial Development Authority has said.
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Apr 22nd 2012, 12:41 PM
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