Forbes is asking Is Ireland Really A Startup Nation? via @forbes forbes.com/sites/shourjya…. Come find us at #startcon #StartCon2018 to find out.

5 IDA CEO’s past & present reflect on 70 years of IDA history - informative & entertaining.

Ireland Becomes an International Laboratory for Blockchain Projects in Ag-Tech iotevolutionworld.com/iot/articles/4…

Great to meet Straker in Auckland. The company has a presence in Dun Laoghaire. Good discussion around remote working - a key focus of Future Jobs Ireland

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern with Ireland’s Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation @HHumphreysFG and Team Ireland ☘️at Fieldays 2019 #whyireland IDA Ireland Enterprise Ireland Ireland in New Zealand

Good to meet Steve Saunders from Robotics Plus with IDA Ireland. The company is engaged in cutting edge work in robotics which will improve productivity across the agricultural sector.

At a meeting in the company’s HQ in Melbourne, fast-growing fintech company @OptalPay - CEO Rob Bishop & IDA Ireland’s Head of Growth Markets Eileen Sharpe discuss the company’s new Dublin base to service EU business

Man's best friend. Elderly man out walking his dog last night near Portarlington fell into the ditch & couldn’t get out. Jack the Dog stayed by his side & showed Gardaí where he was. Even when ambulance arrived Jack wouldn’t rest unless he could see him! Owner and Jack home now

Last week Ireland adopted tough additional measures designed to limit the spread of #COVID19. It has been a truly nationwide effort to stop the spread of this virus & to protect the vulnerable. We need to keep it going. We need to #FlattenTheCurve even more than we have.

A number of #Traveller men raised €1,000 for frontline workers at Beaumont Hospital. "We wanted to help frontline workers so they could buy food and materials - extras they might need," said Paul Stokes who handed over the funds last week #Covid_19 #COVID19ireland

My business landlord rang to tell me I don't have to pay rent until all this is sorted and we are back on our feet and I can't even 😭😭😭♥️♥️♥️

I agree with Conor! The Irish Times

1 couple, 1 weekend, 30 positive cases. gov.ie/covid19

A €27m investment from Microsoft Ireland creating an additional 200 highly skilled engineering roles. Also, ‘The Garage’ Innovation Space arrives in Dublin - first location in Europe. idaireland.com/newsroom/micro… #WhyIreland IDA Ireland

Delighted with my PB for #idafunrun21. This has kept me running since I started jogging 4 months ago. This year we’re supporting Debra Ireland -justgiving.com/fundraising/id…

We are celebrating the launch of our new brand today! The new identity is synonymous with the vibrant, innovative country we represent. It symbolises a contemporary, multicultural #Ireland, with a thriving dynamic workforce. #InvestInIreland #InvestInExtraordinary #Rebrand

The world's leading provider of cloud-based legal practice management software, Clio, celebrates its 10th anniversary of legal innovation and success in #Ireland. The office has been pivotal to Clio's global EMEA operations. Read more here: idaireland.com/latest-news/pr… #WhyIreland

Qualcomm Technologies has announced a $127M expansion of its Research & Development facility in #Cork City, with plans to create +150 highly skilled engineering roles. This project is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland. Read more here: idaireland.com/latest-news/pr…