Bid to woo US talent 'misguided and insulting', say Irish researchers

James Lawless aims to attract US researchers to Ireland.  Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Moves to attract the best and brightest US researchers fleeing to Ireland following university shutdowns by the Trump administration have prompted concern among some researchers here.

Last summer, higher education minister James Lawless launched the Global Talent Initiative, an attempt to attract “disillusioned” US researchers to Ireland.