Invest in Ireland

IDA Ireland is the Irish Government’s inward investment promotion agency. We are a non-commercial body that provides comprehensive pro bono investment support and incentives for companies looking to expand and develop strategic international operations in Ireland. We support close to 1,800 client companies to directly employ over 300,000 people in Ireland.

IDA Ireland demonstrates:

From our highly educated population to our existing base of multinational companies, there are a host of compelling reasons as to why you should be doing business here.

Ireland’s performance as a hub for foreign direct investment is unrivalled. One third of multinational companies here having maintained their operations in the country for over 20 years.

A wealth of experience

We have more than 70 years of experience in advising major multinational businesses on their investment decisions. We pride ourselves on having the

Innovation culture

Our openness to investment, talented workforce, long history of partnering with businesses for growth, and access to the innovation culture that is at the core of so many of our businesses here, are only some of our many strengths. Ireland has performed exceptionally in attracting FDI over many years and continues to do so.

From AI to semiconductors and from biopharmaceuticals and engineering to language skills, Ireland provides the talent and skills that FDI companies need to start fast and maintain momentum as they grow.

Countless companies pay tribute to the talent on offer in Ireland across multiple disciplines, from skills spanning engineering and software development to facility with languages, customer service, back office functions, and more.

Bloomberg’s Global FDI Study from 2023 showed that investors rank Ireland well above average for access to talent.

Read more about Ireland extraordinary talent here

Companies are attracted to investing in Ireland for a variety of reasons, including the ease of doing business in the country thanks to very low bureaucracy. Furthermore, Ireland is the only English-speaking country in the European Union.

Funding and grants are available to companies investing in Ireland. These are offered to new and existing clients. They include capital and employment, training, research, development and innovation, and lean and green programmes.

Investing in Ireland means investing in the Eurozone’s number one fastest growing economy.

We are Ireland, but we are proud to be European. We are strong, we are resilient, and we are growing fast.