“Irish firms currently employ approximately 120,000 people across all 50 US states, collectively US companies have US $204b in foreign direct investment in Ireland. The US market is one of Ireland’s most important economic relationships,” said Siobhan Finn, Executive Director, Cork innovates. 

“This trip was about building on the existing relationships which exist and promoting the Cork entrepreneurial spirit through alignment with organisations that focus on entrepreneurship support and engagement,” she added.