Meath
The heart of Ireland’s Ancient East is connected to its future with Facebook and Shire Pharmaceuticals recently choosing to invest in Meath. With locations in Meath averaging 30 mins to Dublin Airport and Port, sectors represented in the county include Financial Services, Med-Tech, Technology and Pharmaceuticals. Meath is host to large multi nationals including Arcroyal, IFS State Street and Coca-Cola.
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Kildare
Famous for its equine industry employing c.1,235 people, with The Curragh, Punchestown racecourse and the Irish National Stud located within the county. Kildare is also host to Maynooth University with over 11,000 students currently enrolled. Faculties include Science, Engineering, Business, Law, Arts & Humanities. The University has seven research institutes on campus including the Hamilton Institute, a world leading research unit in ICT with a focus on drones, A.I. and Robotics and The Innovation Value Institute which has been co-developed with Intel. Sectors represented in the county include Technology, Financial Services and Pharmaceuticals with Intel, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Pfizer, P&G, IFS State Street choosing to invest.