Why set up in Ireland?

Ireland ranks as the world’s most global nation for the third year in a row, according to a recent survey measuring the extent of globalisation.

The fourth annual globalisation survey published by Foreign Policy Magazine and A.T. Kearney found that Ireland maintained strong economic links and high levels of personal contact to the rest of the world, despite a world economy that has struggled for growth in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.

Ireland is one of the largest exporters of software globally. Eighteen of the top twenty global pharmaceutical companies operate in Ireland. The significant growth in inward investment is largely attributable to the quality of our young educated labour force, state of the art telecommunications and availability of competitively priced infrastructure. Ireland is one of the most attractive locations in the world in which to base your business.

The introduction of the single currency environment has further heightened the countries profile and Ireland is ideally situated for companies wishing to develop a Pan European business.