Competitive gains must not be frittered away

No one can accuse IDA Ireland of lacking ambition. Last week, the state inward investment agency unveiled a five-year strategy to increase foreign direct investment into Ireland by 40 per cent, thus creating a whopping 80,000 jobs. On message and on cue, Apple quickly announced that it was investing €850 million in a data centre in Athenry in Galway, while Airbnb closed the week by announcing that it was creating a further 200 ...