So much for common wisdom

[waider]

Ireland.com - The Irish Times - BREAKING NEWS / EU main source of foreign investment in Ireland

The EU continues to be the main source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Republic, according to the CSO (Central Statistics Office).

This kinda runs counter to the argument - which I was inclined to agree with - that Ireland's tacit support for the war in Iraq, viz. allowing US military planes to land at Shannon, was somehow necessitated by the risk of otherwise alienating investors from the US. Of course, the article goes on to note that there may be

...indirect routing of US investment via other countries.

So maybe we're still being "forced" into the stopover decision.

Comments

[boutell.livejournal.com]

Fools! What will you do after January 30th, when every Iraqi becomes an English-speaking Republican, willing to write code for Wal-Mart wages?

[waider.livejournal.com]

Oh, the usual. Go to the pub and complain about it over a few pints.