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The latest #GoodCountryIndex measures what each country contributes to the common good of humanity. Here's the top ten. Ireland comes in #2 1 Finland🇫🇮 2 IRELAND 🇮🇪 3 Sweden🇸🇪 4 Germany🇩🇪 5 Denmark🇩🇰 6 Switzerland🇨🇭 7 Norway🇳🇴 8 France🇫🇷 9 Spain🇪🇸 10Canada🇨🇦
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9 reasons why your company should #InvestInIreland #WebSummit
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Good news this morning as #TIkTok announces plans to establish a new data centre in Ireland, their first in Europe. This investment in Ireland, to the value of approx €420m, will create hundreds of new jobs. Find out more at bit.ly/3gxSf0d
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We are Ireland. Right Place Right Time #WhyIreland
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Four cities in Ireland make the top 25 European Cities of the Future 2018/2019 ranking. Well done #Dublin, #Limerick, #Shannon and #Cork #InvestInIreland 👏
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Ireland has the youngest population in Europe. Almost half the population is under the age of 34. This young workforce is highly educated, adaptable and excited about Ireland's future #InvestInIreland
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Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh! Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all of our friends around the world #StPatricksDay #WhyIreland #InvestInIreland
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Half of 25-54 yr olds in 🇮🇪 have a third level qualification. This is the highest in Europe. #FridayFDIFact #WhyIreland
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At #SXSW Ireland's creativity took centre stage on the streets of Austin, Texas - watch it unfold #WhyIreland amp.twimg.com/v/80a7ec10-e6a…
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IDA End of Year Results - Employment in #FDI companies in Ireland now at highest level in history – 210,444 people employed - bit.ly/2E5I3Zm
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Ireland, the beating heart of Europe. Young, business-focused, outward-facing, highly educated and English speaking. Make Ireland your company's European home. #InvestInIreland
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A great two weeks for @IDAIreland and investment in Ireland with announcements from @stripe , @SITAonline and @Workday 🇮🇪 #WhyIreland #InvestInIreland
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Part 2 Facts & Figures on Ireland's Financial Services Industry #EFF17
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1,000 new jobs to be created by Amazon in Ireland. The new positions will be based at the company's operations in Dublin and Cork and will bring total employment in Ireland to 5,000 over the next two years. bit.ly/30PnY6z
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Dublin to become Mastercard’s Technology Hub for Europe with 1500 new jobs and new campus site in Leopardstown @MastercardEU bit.ly/2SQO4mO
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Cryptocurrency platform @Gemini today announced Dublin as the location of its European HQ. Dublin’s thriving start up scene, as well as the deep talent base in technology & innovation were key reasons in the company’s decision to setup their HQ in Ireland. Read more here: idaireland.com/latest-news/p…
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An Tánaiste @LeoVaradkar joins us this week at @IDAIRELAND HQ for our virtual St. Patrick's Day trade mission 🇮🇪 #WhyIreland #InvestInIreland
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Check out IDA Ireland Talk on @CityAM - bit.ly/2nKUIMe #InvestInIreland
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We are Ireland. Right Place Right Time #InvestInIreland
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Slea Head drive in #Kerry is included in - The World’s Most Scenic Coastal Drives | From Nova Scotia to New Zealand, eight great road trips with a sea view mrporter.com/journal/on-the-…
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Great news - An Tánaiste @LeoVaradkar & @MartinDShanahan announce creation of 206 jobs in 7 high growth IDA cos for Dublin, Kildare, Sligo & Cork. Welcome to Ireland @Moz @NationalTechs @ProSearchDisc @nuliacloud @HelliosInfo #SimpleButNeeded & #Eliatrabit.ly/3irY67r
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Ireland moves up five places in the 2019 @IMD_Bschool World Competitiveness Rankings #FridayFDIFact
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Lighting our building yellow as the sunsets on #DaffodilDay in support of the fantastic work of the @IrishCancerSoc
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Ireland, Right Place Right Time - ranked one of the best countries in the world for business #WhyIreland
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Facts not emotion gauge FDI's impact on Ireland. The idea that Ireland is over-reliant on #FDI is based on a misunderstanding of its role in our economy. Don't miss the opinion piece by @MartinDShanahan in today's @sundaybusiness
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Ireland continues to attract early stage start-up companies setting up in Europe with 185 new jobs announced by 8 high growth companies in Galway, Shannon, Cork, Dundalk & Dublin - bit.ly/2Rr0q6M
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WuXi Biologics to Invest €325 million to Build Largest Biomanufacturing Facility Using Single-use Bioreactors in Ireland - bit.ly/2HGpDEY
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Amazon Opens New Office in Dublin and Creates 1,000 New Technology Jobs in Ireland -bit.ly/2tj4O8g
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2019 marks 70 years of IDA Ireland. The establishment of the agency was announced by the Government on 12 February 1949 #IDAIreland70
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Our #FridayFDIFact is a video with a series of facts - We are Ireland
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Ireland has been chosen by 16 of the world's top 20 #Software companies #FridayFDIFact
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“Stripe’s latest funding will fuel its expansion in Europe, including a plan to hire 1,000 more people in its Dublin office over the next five years”- FT | Some great news to start the most important week of our year here at @IDAIRELAND
Stripe valuation soars to $95bn after latest fundraising on.ft.com/3eGOmbg
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Congratulations to @MartinDShanahan, who is included in the @OUTstandingiB Top 100 Role Model LGBT+Executives 2020 - yhoo.it/2LLxlAH #OUTRoleModels20
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400 New Jobs announced by @Workday at its European Headquarters in Dublin - bit.ly/3eZwrNe
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Today's #FridayFDIFact is all about the numbers
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10 out of 10 for Ireland . The world's top ten Biopharma companies have operations in Ireland @PharmExecutive
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Dublin nabs top spot as best large city for foreign direct investment siliconrepublic.com/start-up… via @siliconrepublic
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Four cities in 🇮🇪 #Dublin #Cork #Galway #Waterford rank as best cities in W Europe for #LifeSciences siteselection.com/reports/wm…#WhyIreland
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Want to grow your int'l business? Here’s 8 reasons why you should #InvestInIreland. It’s no coincidence that Ireland has been named the 8th best country in the world for business by @Forbes
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40 jobs to be created in Sligo as @advantioglobal establish Cybersecurity HQ. hubs.li/Q012hCZC0
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5 days, 5 companies, 1000 jobs #FridayFDIFact
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Ireland has the highest percentage of 25-34 yr olds with higher education in Europe and fourth highest percentage in the world #WhyIreland @OECDEduSkills
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Plans to invest €400 million in new biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Limerick announced by @LillyPadEU hubs.li/Q0132bq50
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🇮🇪 is the fastest growing economy in the 🇪🇺 #FridayFDIFact
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Good news for Cork as @Qualcomm announces the establishment of a Research and Development facility in Cork City. The multimillion-euro four-year investment is expected to create hundreds of highly skilled engineering roles. Find out more bit.ly/3ljAzb8 #WhyIreland
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For more than 30 years @DellIreland has been operating in Ireland. With over 6,000 team members here involved in hardware development, software development, IOT solutions, Sales services and global supply chain. #WhyIreland @DellTech
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Good news as CSC to establish a new European Centre of Operational Excellence creating 75 new jobs in Gorey, Co Wexford @LeoVaradkar @MartinDShanahan - idaireland.com/newsroom/CSC-… #WhyIreland
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The world is going green for #StPatricksDay Here at IDA Ireland, we're going red. How? Why? Our little film tells all.....
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Good news for the South West today as @Logitech announces 50 jobs for its Cork facility idaireland.com/newsroom/logi…
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Happy #StPatricksDay2018 from @MartinDShanahan and all of the @IDAIRELAND team
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Delighted to welcome @tim_cook to our HQ this morning for our #LookingToTheFuture event
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Leading global high-performance semiconductor company @ADI_News announces €100m investment in #ADIcatalyst and the creation of 250 jobs at Limerick campus hubs.li/Q015lmb00
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Particularly proud of our @IDAIRELAND colleagues in China and here at home for their efforts on this, keep it up folks! 🙌🏼
Thank you to everyone who made this happen. The @HSELive & @IDAIreland, who collaborated to make arrangements, together with @AerLingus & @dfatirl who worked with the Chinese Authorities. Great work by #TeamIreland
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IDA Ireland is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Lohan to the role of CEO IDA Ireland. Michael Lohan is currently IDA Global Head of Life Sciences & Talent Transformation & Innovation Dept, and is a member of IDA's Executive Leadership team. lnkd.in/d5VjrfrD
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IDA Ireland is delighted to welcome the announcement that Amazon, a major employer in Ireland, is investing in Donegal
Excited to announce 3 new renewable energy projects today—including our first outside of the US. The wind farms in Ireland, Sweden & the US will help us towards our long-term goal of 100% renewable energy for our AWS global infrastructure. amzn.to/2U55Dge
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For the 6th year in a row, Ireland tops the world’s ranking in attracting high-value #FDI projects ibm.biz/gltr2017 #InvestInIreland
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IDA Ireland welcomes Bank of America decision to locate EU legal entities in Dublin - bit.ly/2tNFEwF
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Dexcom selects Ireland for its first European manufacturing site in Athenry, Galway. This project represents a €300 million investment over five years with potential to bring up to 1,000 high-skilled jobs to the region. Read more idaireland.com/latest-news/p… #MedTech #InvestInIreland
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Inspiration grows here. Life Sciences, Technology & Financial Hubs grow here.This is Ireland. A natural place to put down roots. #WhyIreland
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We've been bringing #FDI to Ireland for almost 70 years. We work with over 1,380 companies from around the globe, employing more than 210,000 people across the country. #InvestInIreland
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Great to see @cocacolaie choose #Ireland as the location for one its new Digital Hubs. The company is recruiting for 40 technical professionals to help accelerate its digital transformation. More in @IrishTimes today. #InvestInIreland #WhyIreland bit.ly/3eRWyp1
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TikTok Expanding its presence in Ireland: from 20 to 1,100 employees in 1 year - bit.ly/38DQQEa #WhyIreland
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Leading medical technology company Stryker to invest over €200m in Research, Development and Innovation projects across its range of operations in Co. Cork idaireland.com/newsroom/lead… @MaryBuckleyIDA
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Depuy Synthes facility in Cork named as one of the top nine most advanced factories in the world due to its use of internet of things (IoT) technology - irishtimes.com/business/tech…
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Ireland remains a valuable proposition for the world's leading companies #InvestInIreland
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The Global Peace Index 2018 ranks 163 independent states and territories according to #peacefulness. Great to see 🇮🇪 ranked in top ten most peaceful countries in the world.
These are the top ten most peaceful countries in the world in 2018: 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇦🇹 Austria 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇯🇵 Japan 🇮🇪 Ireland Report & maps: visionofhumanity.org/indexes… #globalpeace18
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IDA Ireland welcomes the official launch today of the @connectedhubs Network, Ireland’s first national network of remote working hubs. Connectedhubs.ie is a key action of Our Rural Future and will see over 100 hubs connected by the end of 2021 - bit.ly/3fVXK9V
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Tonight @MartinDShanahan accepted the Special Recognition Award from @AmericanChamber @EndaKennyTD on behalf of the team at home and abroad #IDAIreland70
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20 of the world's top 25 Financial Services companies have operations in 🇮🇪 #FridayFDIFact - idaireland.com/doing-busines…
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Delighted to welcome @LeoVaradkar to discuss #FDI performance in the first half of 2020 and the outlook for the remainder of the year at our Mid Year Briefing this morning #InvestInIreland #COVID19
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Remote Working: Enabling smart work could add to Ireland’s appeal - idaireland.com/newsroom/blog…#remoteworking
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246 FDI investments were won for Ireland in 2020 and more than half (52%) were won for regional locations. Over 20,000 new jobs were created and the total no. of employees in #FDI grew to 257,394. Read more bit.ly/3hLUCOq #FDIImpact
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You can count on Ireland #WhyIreland
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LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional social network, has marked the milestone of growing its Irish membership to 2m people by announcing that it is creating 800 new jobs, bringing its headcount at its (EMEA) HQ in Dublin to 2,000 by summer next year bit.ly/2Ku8wqO
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The #FDI performance over the past five years has been unprecedented. IDA Ireland achieves all targets set out in its 2015-2019 strategy.
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Welcome to #Sligo @LiveTilesUI. Great news as the company announces it will establish an Intelligent Innovation Centre in Sligo creating up to 50 new jobs #InvestInSligo #AI
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Happy 4th of July to our American partners based in the USA, Ireland and across the globe! #4thofjuly #InvestInIreland
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Foreign Direct Investment #FDI has been a keystone of Irish economic policy since IDA Ireland was founded in 1949 #IDAIreland70
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This is a land where innovation grows. This is Ireland. We make it happen. #WhyIreland
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Today we have unveiled a new corporate identity that reflects IDA Ireland's steadfast commitment to global and national partnerships in a digital age. It embodies innovation, connectivity and a contemporary Ireland. This is the first #rebrand undertaken in +40 years. Read more: idaireland.com/latest-news/p… #InvestInExtraordinary
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It has been a good week for #FDI in Ireland! Our end of year results showed 246 investments were won creating almost 9000 jobs. 250 new jobs were also announced this week by:- @Logitech 50 jobs in Cork @Genesys 100 jobs in Galway @Medallia 100 Remote jobs #FridayFDIFact
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Ireland "An island at the centre of the world". Interview with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Time Magazine. time.com/4856193/ireland-leo…
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Kicking off our #IDAIreland22 event this morning with our CEO @MartinDShanahan as he takes us through the performance highlights for #FDI in Ireland during what was a record-breaking year #WhyIreland #InvestInIreland #growth Full highlights - piped.video/ATyB6Qn34hg
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Great to have Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar and Minister @HHumphreysFG with us tonight to mark the opening of the new @IDAIRELAND HQ and to look back over 70 years of attracting foreign investment to Ireland #investinireland #WhyIreland
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Digital transformation leaders and leapfroggers are widening their competitive gap, focusing on the cloud and shifting IT budgets to innovation, @Accenture Chair & CEO @JulieSweet tells @MartinDShanahan. piped.video/watch?v=pKlP74To… #IDAIreland22 #WhyIreland @Accenture_Irl
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Our Cork Connected video is a taster for why so many companies have invested in Cork - watch more at bit.ly/1MHEdbC
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Today, @AMD announced plans to invest $135M to expand adaptive computing research, development, and engineering operations in Ireland. The #semiconductor firm aims to create 290 new #jobs in Cork and Dublin. Read more here: idaireland.com/latest-news/p… #InvestInIreland
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Bring your team to Ireland and discover why so many companies have chosen to #TouchdownInIreland
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Celebrating Ireland at the #Oscars2018 with @BigBoyler @CartoonSaloon @VictoriaSmurfit #ColinFarrell @IrelandFundsAM @IrishFilmBoard last night.
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Welcome to Ireland, welcome to #Galway @diligentHQ from @LeoVaradkar and @MartinDShanahan as the company announces it is establishing its European hub in Galway, Ireland. bit.ly/35Ya7NV #WhyIreland
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Microchip invests $20M in a new development centre in Cork. idaireland.com/newsroom/micr…
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Our #FridayFDIFact today is from @Forbes - Ireland is the 4th best country in the world for business.
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Ireland ranks 8th of 141 countries in the Global Innovation Index 2015 - #websummit #WhyIreland
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