Ireland-US Business Special Report

The OECD’s push for a landmark reform to the international tax system will begin taking effect across the EU at the end of this year. Deanna O’Connor reports on Ireland’s preparedness

Ireland’s success in attracting FDI in recent years has been aided by its growing reputation as a global centre for innovation and development

Mark Redmond, chief executive, American Chamber of Commerce Ireland, on seizing opportunities and looking to 2050

AmCham president Seamus Fives reflects on key issues for US businesses in Ireland and the opportunities to make choices that positively affect our futures

It’s little wonder that 52% of all multinational investment went to regional locations in 2022

Despite skills gap in key areas, Ireland’s educated workforce is still a major attraction to FDI companies

The reasons that made Google choose Ireland still hold fast, and its business here has grown in line with Ireland’s position as a digital front-runner

Trends in the Irish labour market, strongly influenced by US multinationals, include looking outside traditional hiring models and creating alternative pathways into the workforce

How Schneider Electric embed the UN Sustainable Development Goals across their CSR strategies

Decarbonisation of facility operations and resource efficiency are key focus areas for global leading multinationals operating in Ireland

President Joe Biden’s visit to Ireland was the eighth by a sitting US president since JFK in 1963, highlighting the rich connections between both countries

While AI brings new cybersecurity challenges, it opens up limitless possibilities for business efficiencies

Flexibility and agility are to the fore as the traditional workplace continues to evolve post-pandemic

Clusters play a crucial role in attracting additional investments by creating a favourable ecosystem

Even though the detail remains unclear, experts urge businesses to begin considering implications of the agreement now

Irish businesses are already utilising emerging technologies and industry 5.0 as Ireland continues to be an attractive location for investment in this area

American Chamber of Commerce chief executive Mark Redmond says Ireland’s future economic success depends on it being an attractive place to live and work

Industry clusters are emerging far from Dublin thanks to attractive locations that are now full of highly skilled workers

Regionally based companies want to be sure there are no constraints on the availability of talent

We ask six business and climate change leaders to give us their view

We are in a digitised, data-driven global economy and Ireland is at the centre of things

Women leaders can be at their most effective when they are being their authentic selves

Through Brexit, Covid and now Russia’s war on Ukraine, Ireland has remained a trusted partner for US business, says Catherine Duffy, American Chamber of Commerce president

There is massive competition for skilled talent in areas such as networking, security, unified communications and all forms of cloud services

The spurious link between hours clocked and productivity has finally been broken

Vulnerability and inflexibility of supply chains brought into sharp relief this year in wake of Ukraine war

Richard Blythman’s Video Force uses use a technique called human pose estimation where they are looking to analyse the skeleton of a human from a video

In a two way relationship, Ireland is the 9th biggest investor in the US, with over 700 Irish firms having a base in the US

Top 1000 shows that American firms account for eight of this year’s top 10

Long before anyone had heard of hybrid and flexible working practices, American companies were setting new standards