Ireland ‘focus on global potential’

Ireland contains most of the necessary ingredients to be capable of being a serious launchpad for innovative firms with a global reach, according to Google’s head in Ireland.

John Herlihy, addressing the Chartered Accountants Leinster Society lunch, said there is “no reason why Ireland can’t scale global start-up companies”, as it already has the technical capabilities, data skills, and social capability.

“When you put those three things together, Ireland has a lot of the pieces necessary for it to punch above its weight economically,” he added.