“The rationale behind the service was that, in the same way that Ireland is very attractive for foreign direct investment, it’s also very attractive to individuals. Ireland is the European hub for over 1,000 leading multinational companies.”...
“Within the island, we have a very advanced digital culture, but we’re ambitious, and we want to be the most digital advanced economy in the EU.”...
“We love to extend a warm welcome. What we love about US travelers is they come and want to spend quality time with us in Ireland. They know how to enjoy, explore and experience our culture.”...
“IBEC is a reflection of the Irish business model itself. Our growth over the last decade has been correlated quite heavily with what's been going on with our members, and IBEC has more than doubled in scale and turnover.”...
“We’re in a situation now where, in the summer of 2023, we will see capacity at around 102% of 2019 capacity.”...
“The goal is to bring them to the next level, to say, well actually we need to trial innovative products, but we need to do so in a safe environment for consumers. We can choose how to do that, and we want to do that...
“It just goes to show, and when we're speaking to government as well, when we talk about the technology sector, we're not just talking about the tech sector, we’re talking about the entire ecosystem.”...
"Across every sector there are ambitious targets. (But) we're seeing a lot of innovation by companies looking at how they can reduce carbon or move to more circular."...
“The Irish whiskey industry represents 49 companies across the island. We represent all the major players and our members between them account for 99% of Irish whiskey’s global sales.”...
“Our corporation tax take has been very strong, and that has enabled the government to insulate a lot of the businesses here from some of the worst effects of inflation, the war in Ukraine, and the energy crisis.”...