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Helping you grow from Ireland

Ireland consistently ranks as one of the best locations in the world for foreign direct investment. Whether you’re expanding internationally for the first time, or scaling up an existing site, Ireland has the ecosystem to support you.

  • Explore the sectors where Ireland excels: engineering, technology, financial services, biopharma, medtech, business services, media and green economy

  • Plug into Ireland’s hubs of industry activity with opportunities to collaborate, create partnerships and recruit talent

Reasons to invest in Ireland

Infrastructure

Infrastructure

Resilient and flexible infrastructure to support your business

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Quality of life

Quality of life

Work and life. Balanced.

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Talent

Talent

Find and nurture the people you need to make your business thrive here in Ireland

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Ireland's Economy

Ireland's Economy

An enduring location for investment

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Success Stories: Hear from leaders calling Ireland home

A proven path

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CalypsoAI
Ericsson
Cadence
Find out why WuXi Biologics chose Ireland
Autodesk
World Nomads
Dublin office designated as company co-headquarters with NYC

Dublin office designated as company co-headquarters with NYC

With the opening of our Co-Headquarters in Dublin, a globally-recognised hub for technology expertise, we are committed to further ambitious expansion to produce solutions for the biggest security challenges facing AI implementation. We are eager to tap into the incredible talent pool that Ireland and the wider EMEA region has to offer, in order to meet the opportunities ahead.

One of Ireland’s largest enterprise software development centres 

One of Ireland’s largest enterprise software development centres 

Ericsson creates game-changing technologies and services that shape our future and here in Athlone, as one of Ericsson’s largest R&D centres, we are at the forefront of opening new possibilities in communication for the world.

Cork facility designated as European R&D Centre of Excellence

Cork facility designated as European R&D Centre of Excellence

The timing and scale of this Cadence investment is a real boost to Cork’s growing reputation as a specialised R&D hub. Due to our proximity to the University College Cork and Munster Technological University as well as to Ireland’s largest ICT research centre, The Tyndall Institute, the region provides an amazing engineering and computer science talent pool to draw from.

Pioneering Asian company locates first overseas factory in Ireland

Pioneering Asian company locates first overseas factory in Ireland

We are committed to Ireland and will work with all local partners to build this state-of-art next generation biomanufacturing facility as a showcase to the global biotech community

Software leader relocates its EMEA HQ to Dublin

Software leader relocates its EMEA HQ to Dublin

We selected Dublin because of its global business environment, talent, ability to support European languages, excellent long-term cost structure, and quality of life for employees. Dublin is a vibrant, multicultural and creative city. These qualities align well with our brand and culture and we think Dublin will be a great fit for us.

Since reopening after Covid, team in Ireland has doubled in one year from 18 to 37

Since reopening after Covid, team in Ireland has doubled in one year from 18 to 37

Cork is renowned for its dynamic blend of innovation, skilled talent pool, and accessibility, so it really ticked all the boxes in terms of our ambitions. The city benefits from a robust infrastructure and connectivity. Its strategic proximity to other European markets facilitates efficient engagement with partners and customers, amplifying the potential for growth.

Some of the companies who have benefited from IDA Support

Google
Pilz
Takeda
World Nomads
Janssen
PublicRelay
GE Healthcare
ebay
Sunlife
Supermetrics
JP Morgan
CalypsoAI
Entekra
Slack
GM
Shutterstock
Mastercard
Zalando
Stryker
Edwards
Credit Suisse
DXC
Huawei
Xerox