IDA targets 75,000 new FDI jobs as it navigates global challenges

Strategy aims for half of investments to be in regional locations

Semiconductors, AI and digitisation, sustainability and health are key pillars identified in the strategy for growth. Picture: Denis Minihane.

IDA Ireland is targeting the creation of 75,000 new jobs over the next five years as it aims to navigate rising global protectionism led by the US.

The State's foreign direct investment authority hopes to secure 1,000 investments by new and existing multinationals here by 2030 delivering €250bn to the Irish economy.