Full coverage: IDA

With all the talk of Trump, trade and tariffs, it is easy to forget just how attractive Ireland is for foreign direct investment.

The national investment development agency wants to take advantage of the EU’s renewed focus on competitiveness and innovation across the bloc.

In an "increasingly fragmented" media landscape, the semi-state is looking for a New York-based agency to help it attract, retain, and grow US investment in Ireland.

EU-level rules on scrutinising investments from third countries will put the onus on Ireland to be more critical of FDI deals coming into the country.

IDA Ireland chair Feargal O’Rourke talks about Trump’s trade policies, his late mother Mary, and his new book on the Irish men’s rugby team.

The New York-based PR firm will be expected to help attract FDI into Ireland from high growth tech sectors.

Trump’s first-term tariffs were small and on a limited number of goods. A blanket tariff on all imports of at least 10% is almost incomparable and would have an outsized impact on Ireland.

IDA chief executive Michael Lohan is tasked with growing foreign direct investment in Ireland at a time when more protectionist rhetoric is rearing its head on both sides of the Atlantic.

The full survey results, released this month after a four-year legal battle, tell little to nothing of what we don’t already know about the agency’s client base here. So why did it push back so hard?

Deloitte conducted 21 internal audits between 2018 and 2022 into various aspects of the state inward investment agency. What do they reveal about the IDA?