Foreign investment into Ireland thriving in the first quarter of 2011
Sectors
More- Aerospace
- Alternative/Renewable energy
- Automotive Components
- Automotive OEM
- Beverages
- Biotechnology
- Building & Construction Materials
- Business Machines & Equipment
- Business Services
- Ceramics & Glass
- Chemicals
- Coal, Oil & Natural Gas
- Communications
- Consumer Electronics
- Consumer Products
- Electronic Components
- Engines & Turbines
- Financial Services
- Food & Tobacco
- Forestry
- Healthcare
- Hotels & Tourism
- Industrial Machinery, Equipment & Tools
- Leisure & Entertainment
- Medical Devices
- Metals
- Minerals
- Non-Automotive Transport OEM
- Paper, Printing & Packaging
- Pharmaceuticals
- Plastics
- Real Estate
- Rubber
- Semiconductors
- Software & IT Services
- Space & Defence
- Technology
- Textiles
- Transportation
- Warehousing & Storage
- Wood Products
Software and IT overtakes financial services as leading FDI sector for projects in 2010
The software and IT sector saw increased FDI in 2010, pulling ahead of financial services as the leading sector for FDI projects in 2010.
Software and IT project numbers to the fore
Sector tops the charts for the second straight year

Convergence to fuel ICT boom
The ongoing convergence of the electronics and telecoms industries, fuelled by technological advances and consumer demand, is stimulating FDI around the world in areas as diverse as mobile media to energy solutions

Looking ahead: Why ICT will continue to dominate FDI
The information and communication technologies sector is already a leading light in FDI and is only going to grow in importance. Mike Curran and Douglas Clark look at what the future holds for the industry
Wallonia takes green IT initiative
The government of the Belgian region of Wallonia has joined forces with high-profile IT companies operating within its jurisdiction to make the industry more environmentally friendly
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