IDA Ireland-sponsored site visits by overseas investors up 57% in 2015

The number of IDA Ireland-sponsored visits by overseas investors last year soared by 57% to 565.

Figures released by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton show the number of IDA visits rose 206 from 359 in 2015.

The data shows that the dominance of Dublin waned significantly as the IDA oversaw a much greater geographical spread in the site visits last year.