IDA pledges regions will share large jobs projects

IDA chief executive Martin Shanahan has pledged that the regions will get their fair share of projects from overseas investors in the coming years. 

The IDA will deliver up to a 40% increase in foreign direct investments in all regions to meet IDA Ireland’s target of creating 80,000 jobs by 2020, Mr Shanahan said.

In an upbeat mid-term report, the IDA said it is confident of achieving the figure of 35,000 net new positions, after accounting for job losses, over a five-year growth plan.