That Ireland has been very successful at attracting high-value Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by both well-established and high-growth companies, particularly from the US, is without question. The track record is well publicized and promoted: 9 out of 10 global softwa...

In the wake of the recent announcement by HP that it would be closing its Leixlip (Ireland) operations with the loss of 500 jobs, the CEO of the National Digital Research Council, an Irish government-backed tech accelerator and VC, stated, that while “[FDI] is cruciall...

Entrepreneurship is considered important, perhaps vital, by many to Ireland’s present and future economy. Almost every week there are announcements of new (and sometimes grand) plans and projects related to fostering “innovation” and “start-ups,” such as Trinity Colleg...