Ireland Strategic Investment Fund invests €613 million to date this year

The fund is close to completing negotiations on six additional projects

Finance minister Michael Noonan speaks at the announcement of one of the fund's investments earlier this year

The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) said it has committed €613 million to Irish investments so far in 2015, its first full year of operation.

When added to the €1.4 billion invested by its predecessor, the National Pension Reserve Fund, this brings the total invested to €2 billion.

The fund, which is managed by the NTMA on behalf of the state with a mandate to support economic activity and employment in Ireland, said ...