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Dublin

Dublin projected to be 22nd most competitive global city in the Overall 2025 City Competitiveness

rankings table

120 cities ranked

http://www.citigroup.com/citi/citiforcities/pdfs/hotspots2025.pdf

12.5% Corporate Tax rate in Ireland – amongst

the lowest in Europe. However, most startups are not profitable, so why set up in Dublin?

Dublin has one of the best track records for FDI in Europe. Voted the ‘Best to Invest’ by European Metro in 2012 and third best in 2013.

Dublin is home to: 9 of the top 10 global software leaders; 8 of the top 10 US companies

Dublin is magnet for Foreign Direct Investment

Forbes’ names Ireland as the best place in the world to do business

200 tech startups founded per annum in Dublin

Ireland is the second biggest exporter of ICT in the world – behind the USA.

The Economist rates Dublin as Number 1 in the world for Human Capital

50% of the population in Ireland is under 35 years old

“Dublin 2nd friendliest city in the world”

Ireland is Number 1 in Europe for people finishing third level education

€800mln in Venture & Seed Capital available to companies located in Ireland; Ireland has more VC funding available than any other country in Europe per capita.

There are 12 accelerator / incubator programmes in Dublin

The BIGGEST Technology conference

outside the US

See you all in

Dublin in 2015!

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