It’s time for a radical stock exchange rethink

As Ireland slowly emerges from a five-year period of economic strife, it is vital that policymakers, industry participants, and political thought leaders turn their minds to optimising our recovery.

As part of that, the role of the Irish Stock Exchange needs radical and urgent thinking. After effectively losing important companies such as CRH, Greencore, United Drug, and DCC to London, the sceptics are already calling time on Ireland’s equity market.

Why should any developing company take the Irish Exchange seriously when they can easily migrate to the broader and deeper capital pools in London and New York?