Ireland has attracted and continues to attract well-known global companies from a wide variety of sectors, including ICT, Life Sciences, Financial Services, Digital Media and more recently Social Media & Games.

1. G8 Investment
in Ireland
515 Companies
USA
Ireland has attracted and continues to
attract well-known global companies as
well as emerging companies from a wide
variety of sectors, including ICT, Life
Sciences, Financial Services, Digital Media
and more recently Social Media & Games.
Why Ireland? Take a closer look...
1st
in Europe for best country for business 1
1st
for flexibility and adaptability of workforce2
3rd
for availability of skilled labour
1
World Bank Doing Business 2013
2
Source for this is IMD World Competitiveness Report 2013
+100,000
people employed
103 Companies
UK
+7,000
people employed
96 Companies
GERMANY
+10,000
people employed
43 Companies
FRANCE
+4,300
people employed
28 Companies
ITALY
+1,700
people Employed
23 Companies
JAPAN
+2,600
people Employed
18 Companies
CANADA
+1,000
people Employed
RUSSIA
€2.3billion
19%
in exports in the
year 2011-2012
Growth