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Ireland ranks #9 in Foreign direct investment into US economy

Ireland foreign direct investment into the  United States hits $225.5 billion; 110,000 people employed by Irish companies in the United States

Washington, DC — March 15, 2021 — Enterprise Ireland, the Irish government agency for the international development of Irish firms, reports employment by Irish businesses in the United States has reached 110,000 and foreign direct investment from Ireland into the United States economy hit $225.5 billion* — ranking Ireland in the top nine investment sources to the United States. The strong performance of Irish businesses in the United States was accelerated by resilience and preparedness developed in response to the 2016 Brexit referendum. Additionally, Ireland’s considerable strengths in life science and construction, engineering, smart energy, smart city and digital technology enabled Irish firms to support the U.S. government and business roll-out of COVID-19 remediations. According to an OECD report, Ireland is fifth in the world for the export of COVID-19 related products and services and 6th in the global market of countries responding best in terms of innovation to the pandemic.

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Irish STEM program: openings for international students

‘I Wish’ is an award-winning volunteer-led social enterprise that was founded in Cork, and is committed to showcasing the power of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) to female school students aged 13 to 17.  Since 2015, almost 25,000 girls have participated in the programme, which includes presentations and inspiring talks from influential female role models from industry and academia. You can see some of the feedback, statistics and testimonials on the website: www.iwish.ie.

This year, due to the pandemic, I Wish 2021 has gone virtual, and there are already 10,000 students registered. The team have also decided to schedule a few sessions for international students, with a view to building links and connections with high schools abroad that might be interested in attending and hearing some of the presentations. The event takes place on Thursday, March 4th and there are two slots open to international students (session times by international time zones below), with each session lasting approximately 90 minutes.

  • Session C – 06:30 CST / 07.30 EST / 12:30 GMT
  • Session E – 08.35 PST / 10:35 CST / 11.35 EST / 16:35 GMT

Queries can be directed to Sara at international@iwish.ie.