Headquarters & IP Management

Many Irish Headquarters operations have evolved from a company’s successful existing manufacturing operations here, while others are new investments attracted by the range of incentives Ireland can offer them.

In both cases, Ireland has won the headquarters operations business because of a combination of some of all of these factors:

• A dynamic, pro-business environment
• Political stability
• Transparent tax regime
• Highly-skilled, flexible workforce and ambitious managerial talent
• Strong reputation for an energetic, pro-active approach to sustaining competitive advantage through process improvement and innovation
• Highly-developed IT sector
• Excellent telecommunications infrastructure

Ireland offers a 12.5% Corporation Tax on all trading activities, with a comprehensive Double Taxation treaty network, combined with a range of other tax advantages such as Research and Development tax credits and patent royalty tax exemptions.

One of the reasons why so many companies choose Ireland is because of the unique workforce - Ireland has one of the youngest populations in Europe with over 36% under the age of 25 years. Ireland's unique population and age structure will continue for the next 15 years with a key focus on education and research in Ireland.

Generous incentives, world class collaborative opportunities and a pro-active, creative and flexible workforce combine to create an ideal environment for innovation.

Ireland has one of the most advanced and competitive telecommunications infrastructures in Europe. The telecommunications market is fully de-regulated and numerous companies have entered the market. Large investments in recent years have resulted in state-of-the-art optical networks with world class national and international connectivity.