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Simon Coveney: tech crunch has not hit Ireland as hard as other countries

The enterprise minister says Ireland has a strong tech sector and strong economy

Simon Coveney says Ireland is not immune from decisions made in US board rooms but that the impact has been less ever than in other countries. Picture: RollingNews.ie

Simon Coveney has said that the recent wave of job cuts in the technology sector has not affected Ireland as much as other countries.

Speaking ahead of a trade mission to the west coast of the United States, the enterprise Ireland said that said that Ireland would not be immune to the changes in the sector but that the over all picture remained strong.

“The impact on Ireland so far of tech sector announcements isn’t ...