US-Irish investment underpins regional firms in 2020, looking good for 2021

 New investments to support 50,000 new jobs over the lifetime of the IDA's new strategy, says Denis Curran of IDA Ireland

Announcing a €300m capital investment in Pfizer's Irish operations to develop  existing manufacturing sites in Grange Castle, Newbridge and Ringaskiddy: Taoiseach Micheál Martin,  Dr  Paul Duffy, vice-president, Pfizer Global Supply, Paul Reid, country manager, Pfizer Healthcare Ireland, Karen O’Keeffe, director of corporate affairs, Pfizer Healthcare Ireland and Martin Shanahan, CEO IDA Ireland. Picture: Julien Behal

IDA Ireland is aiming to win at least half of new foreign direct investments (FDI) in regional locations over the next four years in support of the Government’s forthcoming National Economic Plan. The State FDI agency is targeting 800 new inward investments as part of its Strategy 2021-2024, with 400 of these to go to regional locations.

Denis Curran, Divisional Head of Regional Development and Property with IDA Ireland.