Grant Thornton predicts Cork will tap more business as multinationals expand

Michael McAteer, the 50-year-old managing partner of Grant Thornton Ireland, the world’s seventh-largest professional consultancy firm, is here to talk about his firm’s expansion in Cork, but there is little he won’t offer a thoughtful opinion on.

His bottom line appears to be the word “commercial”. Does something make commercial sense? For Mr McAteer and his firm, Cork makes a lot of sense.