We have drawn deeply from the FDI well for decades, and in doing so have allowed dependence – and a degree of complacency – to obscure a fundamental weakness in our industrial policy.
Allstate Sales Group collapsed and its CEO faces serious fraud charges in the US, entangled with the company’s bungled Irish expansion and its hiring drive that never got going.
Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke reflects on what inspired him to enter politics and outlines his plans to strengthen domestic business while promoting foreign direct investment.
With all the talk of Trump, trade and tariffs, it is easy to forget just how attractive Ireland is for foreign direct investment.
Trade turbulence has cast a shadow over doing business in the US. Irish firms are ploughing ahead with investments there but the playbook has got a little complicated.
Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke talks through the nuances of Budget 2026, arguing that it is designed to bolster the indigenous economy at a time of global threats.
The country's financial services sector has thrived in spite of Brexit and Covid. Now, the Government needs to devise a strategy that will ensure the next Stripe or Revolut will grow from Ireland, not just within it.
A €30 billion fab could put Ireland on the semiconductor map — but with no diplomatic ties to Taiwan and fierce global competition, the Government's grand ambition to be a European semiconductor superpower is one of its most challenging strategic tests in recent times.
Ireland owes much of its economic revival to the attraction of overseas investment. Our new London-based contributor Byron Fry argues that it must go about protecting it at a time of geopolitical unrest with credible neutrality.
The appointment of Diarmuid O'Brien as the new CEO of Research Ireland represents something of a coup for the agency. His February interview with The Currency gives an insight into what to expect from its new leader.
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