Ireland enjoys great investment in a year of huge global upheaval

The competition for foreign direct investment from other jurisdictions is higher than ever — yet Ireland continues to fare extremely well, with record job creation in the sector throughout 2016.

“We created just under 19,000 jobs on the ground across Ireland and across a range of sectors. Every region saw net job gain,” says IDA executive director, Mary Buckley.

“There was unprecedented geo-political change over 2016, yet it was our best year for foreign direct investment in IDA-client companies. It was the best in the history of the IDA for FDI job creation,” she says, adding that employment in IDA client-companies is now at a record 200,000 jobs.