Why Ireland

In this week’s blog I am going to discuss why Ireland is a good place to do business and in particular why tech companies come to Ireland.

Education:

According to the IDA website Ireland’s population is highly educated, which encourages employment in high-tech and knowledge-intensive industries. While educators work with industry to teach the skills required in the future, skilled graduates feed Ireland’s talent pipeline in science and technology.

International Talent:

With a competent workforce drawn from the wide pool of multilingual talent presently residing in Ireland or through our membership in the EU, we can access a labour force of 250 million people and serve multiple markets from there.

Education aligned with Industry:

The IDA has identified that our educational system collaborates closely with business to develop programmes that are suited to the requirements of todays workplace. 9 of the top 10 US technology companies are in Ireland.

Diverse Workforce:

Ireland is committed to driving diversity across industry. 32% of software developers in Ireland are woman, IDA have outlined.

Ongoing Development:

The IDA website outlines that Ireland has great opportunities for people to engage in lifelong learning through subsidised or free reskilling and training programmes to keep up with the rapidly changing technology and software’s.

English Speaking:

According to Irishtechnews.com, Ireland provides an English- speaking country in the EU with close access to important markets and the potential to maximise profit through lower taxes.

Citizenship:

Professionals who made Ireland their home have a chance to be acknowledged as a true citizen, securing all the rights and legal acknowledgement.

Tax:

NathanTrust.com has identified that an important aspect that draws US companies to Ireland is its 12.5% corporate tax rate.

Business Opportunities:

As described by Isea.com Ireland’s participation in the EU is a huge perk of relocating here. Using this, businesses may reach more than 500 million potential customers.

Employee Initiatives:

E-frontiers.ie explained that tech companies in Ireland provide their staff with excellent salary and benefits to entice talent from around the world.

That's it for this week! Please let me know what you thought of my blog in the comments below. 

Rachel