Martin Shanahan to join Grant Thornton as partner The outgoing chief executive of the IDA, Martin Shanahan, is to join consulting firm Grant Thornton as a partner. Business • 25 Oct 22
IDA Ireland CEO Shanahan to leave agency this week IDA Ireland chief executive Martin Shanahan has tendered his resignation from the agency and will start a period of "garden leave" from tomorrow. Business • 25 Oct 22
IDA Ireland investments at record levels, CEO to leave Approvals of new investments and job creation by foreign multinationals in Ireland reached record levels in the first half of the year, new data from … Business • 06 Jul 22
Highest annual increase in FDI employment - IDA 29,000 new jobs were created by multinational companies with operations in Ireland this year, the highest level of annual growth ever. Business • 20 Dec 21
IDA Ireland says investments close to 2019 levels Foreign direct investments into the country during the first half to the year returned to levels close to those seen at the end of 2019, … Business • 12 Jul 21
185 new jobs in eight IDA Ireland high growth companies IDA Ireland has today announced the creation of 185 jobs in Shannon, Galway, Dundalk, Cork and Dublin across eight high growth companies from Europe and … Business • 04 May 21
IDA campaign for St Patrick's Week to target investment IDA Ireland, the state investment agency, will host investors online this year through a series of virtual roundtables with clients during St Patrick's week. Business • 11 Mar 21
Shanahan on St Patrick's Day visit Taoiseach Micheál Martin is not travelling to the US for St Patrick's Day. Business • 15 Feb 21
IDA won 246 new investments in 2020 despite Covid-19 The number of jobs created at IDA Ireland-backed companies continued to grow last year, despite Covid-19. Business • 06 Jan 21
IDA Ireland warns of 'challenging' FDI outlook The chief executive of IDA Ireland has warned that the outlook for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) here over the next two years looks "very challenging", … Business • 08 Jul 20
IDA chief warns some companies may close temporarily The Chief Executive of the IDA has warned that some multinational companies may be forced to close temporarily due to falling demand for their products … Business • 19 Mar 20
IDA Ireland seeing slight delays in FDI decisions The chief executive of IDA Ireland has said the agency is starting to see slight delays in decisions around foreign direct investment (FDI) here as … Business • 04 Mar 20
Digital tax should be dealt with multilaterally - IDA The chief executive of IDA Ireland has said it is hard to see how a digital tax makes sense. Business • 23 Jan 20
Numbers working at IDA-backed firms at record high The number of people employed at IDA Ireland-backed firms here reached another record high last year. Business • 09 Jan 20
IDA CEO new Adjunct Professor at UCD Smurfit School The chief executive of IDA Ireland, Martin Shanahan, has joined the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School for a five-year appointment as an Adjunct Full … Business • 14 Oct 19
IDA Ireland job numbers up 19% so far this year IDA Ireland secured 140 investments during the first half of 2019, with 13,500 jobs expected to be created as a result. Business • 20 Jun 19
5,000 new jobs created in Ireland due to Brexit - IDA New figures from IDA Ireland show that over 5,000 jobs in 70 individual investments have been approved here since the Brexit referendum in June 2016. Business • 15 Mar 19
IDA client companies create 11,300 jobs in H1 IDA Ireland secured 139 investments in the first half of 2018, which it says will lead to the creation of 11,300 new jobs. Business • 13 Jun 18
Merkel tells Davos that isolation is not the answer German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the World Economic Forum in Davos today that isolationism and protectionism were not solutions to the economic challenges facing countries … Business • 24 Jan 18
Despite record jobs growth, IDA warns of Brexit risks The number of people employed in IDA Ireland client companies has reached an all-time high of 210,443, new figures from the agency show today. Business • 04 Jan 18
IDA Ireland posts strong first half despite uncertainty The number of jobs approved by multinational companies here has risen by just over a fifth in the first half of the year, compared to … Business • 05 Jul 17
Legal & General to establish Dublin base Legal & General Investment Management has chosen Ireland for part of its investment management operations - a move welcomed by IDA Ireland. Brexit • 30 May 17
Brexit: IDA chief expects some upsides for Ireland The chief executive of IDA Ireland has said that Brexit is not something that the agency felt would be good for the Irish economy. Business • 27 Jun 16
Employment at IDA supported firms at record high IDA Ireland client companies created 15,012 jobs in the country during the last year. Business • 06 Jan 15
Martin Shanahan named as new CEO at IDA Ireland Martin Shanahan has been named the chief executive designate of IDA Ireland. Business • 09 Jun 14
