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Chosen by Market Leaders

Leading business service providers including Accenture, Bertelsmann, Perot, Freightquote, Serco, GLG, Sita, Service Source and Western Union have already located in Ireland. Flexible, skilled teams deliver shareholder value through continuous improvement and innovation.

Some 1,700 multinationals now active in Ireland
Low costs and fast start-up times for setting up a business

Track Record

For the past 40 years, global businesses have made Ireland a hub for centralised functions including inside sales, customer success, support, along with back office financial and HR departments.

One-third of multinationals have had operations in Ireland for 20+ years
Ireland ranks 3rd in the world for attracting high-value investment projects

Rapid rollout and scale

Join countless companies that have found Ireland a great place to scale fast and accelerate their international rollout. Ease of doing business makes Ireland the ideal location for setting up an EMEA HQ or international operations.

Ireland ranks 1st in the OECD for labour productivity
6th largest services exporter in the world

Pro-business environment

The Irish Government has prioritised the continued success of inward investment. A winning combination of business supports, minimal red tape, an open, stable and transparent tax regime have made Ireland an attractive destination for high-growth companies.

New National Strategy, Vision and Roadmap supports business services growth
4th most competitive economy in Europe

Access great talent

Ireland ranks first in the world for attracting and retaining talent. As well as having unrestricted access to a European labour force of 250 million people, Ireland also operates a fast-track employment permit system for workers from outside the EU.

13% of the Irish population speaks more than one language at home
Net inward immigration of over 100,000 graduates creates migration ‘brain gain’

“The first team that you hire and second over to the location is so critically important. They’re the founding team so you’ve got to get the hiring right. You’ve got to send some of your best, most talented and culturally astute people to build that office”

JD Sherman
HubSpot COO

See What Sets Ireland Apart

Autodesk announces 200 new jobs at its new EMEA HQ in Dublin's Silicon Docks.
Success Story

The IDA played a key role in introducing us to everyone in the community and ease the process. I couldn’t be happier with the outcome

Scott Herren
CFO, Autodesk
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IDA trade mission to the West Coast to meet CEO Adam Selipsky.
Success Story

There is an abundance of talent in Ireland which helped us to exceed our talent growth targets ahead of schedule. Ireland is a great place to do business, the country’s creative culture and diverse pool of technical skills make it an ideal location for our rapidly expanding business

Mike Beary
Ireland Country Manager, AWS
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Zendesk celebrating their jobs expansion with IDA Ireland.
Success Story

Ireland has really become a place where a lot of Europeans want to work and we've been very lucky in attracting great talent from all over Europe that are now working in Dublin

Mikkel Svane
CEO, Zendesk
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Qualtrics announcing further job expansions.
Success Story

Ultimately, what you want is a geography where you can build an office that has broad market coverage. For a company going into Europe, Ireland has the lowest cost to set up a business, with a broad pool of talent from across the EU

Jared Smith
Co-Founder
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Hubspot HQ
Success Story

“The first team that you hire and second over to the location is so critically important. They’re the founding team so you’ve got to get the hiring right. You’ve got to send some of your best, most talented and culturally astute people to build that office”

JD Sherman
HubSpot COO
Read full success story
Autodesk Finds the Location and Talent it Needs to Grow
Ireland is Home to Amazon's First Infrastructure Region Outside the US
Zendesk Expands Team to 500 Staff in Ireland
Qualtrics Chooses Ireland for its Skills Base
There’s an old Irish saying that a good start is half the work; it’s proven true for HubSpot when setting up its international base.