‘Made in China’ tag a bonus for Irish-speaking Teidí

STITCHED into the tag of your polo shirt; stamped on the bottom of your toys, the global “Made in China” mark is a dominant market force whose latest conquest is an Irish-speaking teddy.

In a country where manufacturing costs strike fear into the heart of our deadliest dragons, it was inevitable that trying to produce such a creature at home would prove nigh impossible.

So an enterprising Galway man turned his attention to the country where the giant panda is a national treasure and a toy company in Canton promised to churn out Teidí at more than five times less than could be achieved on Irish soil.