This paper is an attempt to probe deeper behind the well-documented success story of the
Irish economy over the 1990s. Over the decade, the country experienced unparalleled levels …

GRIMES S.(2003) Ireland's emerging information economy: recent trends and future
prospects, Reg. Studies 37, 3–14. This paper examines the emergence of information …

The authors explore Ireland's growing involvement in the world economy. For many years,
Ireland's foreign-direct-investment-led (FDI-led) development policy was associated heavily …

What are the consequences and the future of foreign direct investment (FDI)-driven growth
for Ireland? In this paper, we conduct content analysis of newspaper reports on instances of …

The close and mutually beneficial relationship between geography and planning that has
developed over the last 50 years faces radical change if it is to continue successfully in the …

It is widely recognised that telecommunications together with computing technology have a
strategic role to play in the development of the post-industrial or information economy. In …

In the early days of 2009 the city of Limerick in the mid-west region of Ireland was dealt a
massive blow by the PC manufacturer Dell. After months, if not years, of speculation, the …

This chapter looks at the rationale and experience of Ireland in relation to Foreign Direct
Investment and within this broad fi-amework examines tile Electronics and Pharmaceutical …

It is becoming increasingly acknowledged that information and communication technologies
(ICT) are playing an important role within behaviour that underpins present day life (Wilsdon …

New technologies and the infrastructure and industries that develop around them have
continuously shaped and re-shaped physical and cultural landscapes throughout history …