'We’ve faced challenges before and been successful,' says IDA South West boss

Patrick Doyle became the IDA's regional manager for the South West area four months ago

Patrick Doyle was coy about divulging details about investment plans for the region next year but said there is “healthy pipeline for the next two quarters”.

Four months ago, Patrick Doyle became IDA Ireland’s regional manager for the South West in a time of growing uncertainty for securing foreign direct investment.

This year, companies have been navigating the consequences of record inflation levels, constrained supply chains, soaring energy costs and the fall-out of Brexit.