No vote would be ‘disaster’ for luring US companies

IRELAND is well-placed to remain an attractive location for foreign direct investment from US companies, although any potential No vote in the upcoming Lisbon referendum would almost certainly change that standing.

That was a view expressed by noted Irish-American philanthropist and chairperson of the American Ireland Fund Loretta Brennan-Glucksman at the inaugural Global Irish Economic Forum, held at Farmleigh House over the weekend.

Speaking between sessions at Farmleigh, on Saturday, Ms Brennan-Glucksman said she was “very relieved” that IDA Ireland – of which she is also a board member – has maintained a healthy pipeline of investment over the course of the past 12 months.