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Euronext Dublin chief rejects claim ailing exchange is ‘dead’ but calls for urgent support

Daryl Byrne said a range of incentives were needed to boost the Dublin bourse amid a flurry of criticism from industry experts

Daryl Byrne, chief executive of Euronext Dublin, said Ireland was “playing catch-up” with other jurisdictions. Picture: Christophe Morin/Bloomber

The Irish government is lagging well behind other European countries on implementing measures to attract companies to IPO, the head of the Dublin stock market has warned.

Daryl Byrne, chief executive of Euronext Dublin, said Ireland was “only playing catch-up” with other jurisdictions when it comes to incentivising companies to list publicly, after Steve Fine, the head of Peel Hunt, one of London’s largest investment banks, told the Financial Times that the Irish stock market ...