ireland The no.1
choice for foreign direct investment in the Cloud and Data Space?Ireland’s Ten T’s
track record
ONE OF THE TOP TEN
EASIEST PLACES TO DO
BUSINESS IN THE WORLD
8 of the top 10 global ict
companies
are based in ireland
Ireland is Europe’s
internet huB
Over $1 billion in DATA
centre investment in
Ireland in the last
two years
Ireland is one of Europe's
Major Data Hubs
Over 30 Data Centres already
in Dublin
Ireland is emerging as
global leader in Cloud and
Data Analytics RD&I
Global Data Analytics
RD&I Centres in Ireland
Technology
Ireland has invested over
8 billion euro in science,
technology and
innovation
Ireland has invested over
€12 millionin two new industry led
Technology Centres in Data
Analytics and Cloud Computing
TAX
ireland has extensive
tax treaty networks
Low Corporation Tax
- ireland 12.5%
- netherlands 25.0 %
- china 25.0 %
- uk 26.0 %
- germany 30.2%
- india 33.9%
- usa 39.2%
R&D tax credit
Tax Breaks for
Foreign
Employees
Moving to
Ireland
TAX EFFICIENT INTERNAL CLOUD
Talent
Ireland is
for availability
of skilled
people
60% of irish people go on to higher education
Ireland has ayounger population
than the uk, france, germany and
the netherlands
irish people are native english
speakers
Temperament and Ticket to Europe
Irish people have a can do attitude
and are ranked 1st in the world for meeting new challenges.
irish people are adaptive and flexible
Ireland has an abundance of
multi-lingual people
allowing you
to serve
Europe from
one location.
Ireland is not a
market
it is a gateway to over
500 million
Europeans.
Temperature
The Irish weather is
perfect for data
centres
The Irish weather is
perfect for free
cooling
Ireland has the least need
for cooling or air
conditioning in the whole
world, with only 19 cooling
days required, compared
to 40 in Iceland and 43 in
Norway.
Telecoms and Power
Ireland has one of the
most
modern telcoms and
power infrastructures
in Europe
In the last two years
one new transatlantic cable and
two new European cables
have been openED to boost Ireland’s latency and meet new demand
Ireland has one
of the highest
concentrations
of renewable
energy on the
energy grid in
Europe
Ireland has an over
supply of cheap power
and has power
security
including two energy
inter-connectors to the UK
AVERAGE COMPARABLE ELECTRICAL POWER COSTS FOR BAND IF USERS (LARGE ENERGY USERS) CENTS PER KW/HR.
UNLIKE THE UK - IRELAND HAS no Carbon Reduction Commitment ON DATA CENTRE OPERATORS.
Topography
Ireland is one of the
most SEISMICALLY
stable countries
in the world
Ireland is one of the
least POPULATED
countries in Europe
with an abundance of greenfield
and brownfield sites for
development
available
Team Ireland Taskforce
In Ireland, government agencies,
academia and industry groups work
together to help make Ireland
the right
destination for your investment
Ireland is know for its
Team Ireland approach
including the IDCC
Industry Cluster
designed to cut through
red tape, making
investment in Ireland
faster and quicker than
any other European
Country
Tailor Made Support
Ireland provides some of the most attractive set up and R&D grant supports in Europe
