Brexit Uncertainty: Should Ireland begin poaching US Tech Multinationals based in UK?
With tech firms employing 700,000 people in London alone, many of the ‘big’ tech employers in that region – giants such as Microsoft and Google – are said to be uneasy about the possibility of Britain leaving the European Union.
It seems that now would be the ideal time to attract these big companies to Ireland, as we have no issues with leaving the EU. US tech multinationals, in particular, need to be reminded that Ireland is an English-speaking country that loves Europe and has growing reservoirs of tech skills, cheaper property, lower tax rates and direct flights to big US cities. Also, that we have seamless, barrierless, permanent access to the second largest market in the world.
