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Why Ireland for technology investment

  • See why the world’s leading names in technology choose Ireland as a strategic base of operations

  • Scale rapidly with easy access to talent and skills that evolve to meet industry needs

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Global Leaders Already Call Ireland Home

Globally recognised names such as Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, and Tencent, among many others, have established significant European operations in Ireland.

  • 16 of the top 20 global tech companies and the top 3 enterprise software providers
  • 106,000+ people are employed in the ICT industry.
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Strategic Location and Infrastructure

Thanks to its strategic location, setting up in Ireland means becoming part of the global hub of choice for the strategic activities of world-leading tech companies in Ireland. This encompasses crucial functions like software development, shared services, advanced manufacturing, cloud services, EMEA inside sales, and hardware and software R&D.

  • 70+ years record in attracting and retaining top-tier foreign direct investment
  • 50% of tech companies have been here for 10+ years; 33% for over two decades
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A Skilled, Multilingual Tech Workforce

Ireland boasts one of Europe's most robust talent pipelines in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). The nation's technology sector thrives on significant government backing and investment in skills programs, ensuring a continuously developing and highly capable multilingual tech workforce.

  • Third-level STEM graduates highest in Europe per 1,000 of population
  • High level of software developers in EU per one million inhabitants
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Ready for the Future

Technology never stands still; neither do we. Ireland is constantly developing educational programmes and skills initiatives to further increase the talent pool across the entire spectrum of tech roles for new and emerging areas.

  • 40+ companies in Ireland using or developing AI technologies
  • Education in blockchain, cloud, cybersecurity, analytics, software engineering and more
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Tailored Support for Foreign Tech Companies

Publicly funded Irish research centres actively support and enhance the R&D activities undertaken by tech companies in Ireland. Furthermore, Ireland's Knowledge Development Box (often called a patent box) is fully compliant with OECD standards, offering an attractive intellectual property regime.

  • Highly competitive financial incentives for investors carrying out R&D in Ireland
  • Active industry clusters support collaboration between corporations and researchers

Dublin is such a hub for big tech companies that you might think ‘if we come to Dublin, we’re going to be competing with all of them, we won't be able to get good staff’. But I think the opposite is true. Because we’ve got such a base of well recognised brands in Dublin, that actually brings qualified people from all over Europe here.

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SAP
PayPal
Dell
Oracle
Apple
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Success Stories: Hear from leaders calling Ireland home

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State Street
Boulder Media
HPE
Stryker
MeiraGTx
dōTERRA
Continued expansion at four Irish sites over 20+ years

Continued expansion at four Irish sites over 20+ years

Ireland’s tech ecosystem and financial services credentials alongside Kilkenny’s central location and access to talent from third level institutions in Dublin, Carlow, Waterford and beyond were all compelling factors in our location decision

Boulder Media is one of the largest animation studios Ireland

Boulder Media is one of the largest animation studios Ireland

Remaining successful in the thriving global animation industry is largely down to attracting and retaining high quality talent, making the studio the best place to produce a project. Partnering this talent with high quality projects allows Boulder Media to create the best content, entertaining audiences all over the world on a daily basis.

50+ years for HPE in Ireland

50+ years for HPE in Ireland

Ireland has an incredible technology-focused economy and a highly skilled workforce, and our investment in the country will further develop the country as a critical market for HPE’s global business, as well as benefitting our customers, partners, team members and the citizens of Ireland.

Ireland is home to Stryker’s European Operations headquarters

Ireland is home to Stryker’s European Operations headquarters

Stryker's presence in Ireland is more than just a business expansion; it's a journey of mutual growth, skills development, and technological innovation that helps position Ireland as a global hub for leading innovation in the medical technology industry.

Gene therapy startup chooses Ireland for commercial-scale manufacturing

Gene therapy startup chooses Ireland for commercial-scale manufacturing

MeiraGTx’s Shannon facility is unique, not only in Ireland but globally, as it streamlines gene therapy development, testing and manufacturing capabilities together in-house. This significantly reduces the time to patients for advanced therapeutic products, with months or potentially years saved.” -

Company chooses Cork as its first international manufacturing site

Company chooses Cork as its first international manufacturing site

Our presence in Ireland has created employment opportunities for skilled workers, improved our ability to respond to our customers’ needs, and dramatically reduced our environmental impact.

Find your European home

Find your European home