Steely resolve required to make necessary cuts
“Our ambition to develop Ireland as a Smart Economy means creating new, internationally traded business ventures to prove that Ireland, despite the current challenges, retains the capacity for sustainable growth based on innovation and increased productivity. We must replicate the success of our existing global companies such as CRH and Glen Dimplex with more fast-growing indigenous companies.”
Those were the comments of Taoiseach Brian Cowen in early November when he launched the UCD Growing Ireland conference held the following week with representatives of some of our finest companies in attendance.