IDA Ireland marks four decades of US West Coast success

As Ireland celebrates 50 years of EU membership, IDA Ireland reflects on 40 years of trade with West Coast USA

Software firm Workday creating 1,000 jobs in Dublin: The then Taoiseach Micheál Martin, former IDA chief Martin Shanahan, Workday's co-CEO Chano Fernandez, and Workday senior vice president Chris Byrne.

Ivan Houlihan, head of West Coast USA at IDA Ireland, looks at the reasons why US-Irish relations continue to flourish despite the global tech sector slowdown. 

Ivan Houlihan, head of West Coast USA at IDA Ireland.