The chairman of IDA said the results show that their strategy is working even though ‘the world is getting bigger’.
Qualcomm, Apple and Monzo are among 190 global businesses that have invested in Ireland in the first half of this year. In total, these deals are expected to create around 10,500 jobs, according to data from IDA Ireland.
Agency chairman Feargal O’Rourke said this quarter’s “excellent results” and last year’s “performance record” showed its five-year ‘Adapt Smarter’ strategy was “fit for purpose” in an “increasingly turbulent world”.
The agency, which prepares foreign investment in Ireland, reports that investment activity over H1 showed a “strong focus” on next-generation technology projects.
Meanwhile, companies including Trading212 and Block have chosen Ireland as their European launchpad and regional headquarters base.
Among the 190 investors, 54 are startups, while nearly 40 companies have expanded their existing operations, IDA said.
Several hundred million have been invested in the region so far this year, including Novo Nordisk’s €432 billion investment to expand its manufacturing capacity in Athlone and Qualcomm’s €125 million investment to upgrade its Cork site. 52pc of total investments made by IDA client companies include regional projects.
AI made a surprise appearance in the report, with major investments from Anthropic, which announced 200 jobs as part of its Dublin expansion, and Rippling, which opened a new Dublin office to create 150 jobs to meet the demand for native AI talent across EMEA.
Marketing automation company Klaviyo announced in April that it was building its engineering team in Dublin, months after announcing 100 jobs. American software company MongoDB also announced 200 jobs in the same month in a multibillion-dollar push into AI applications.
Fintech has been particularly active in the first half of this year with investments from Currenxie, Monzo, CoinJar and Quashio. IDA Ireland said the project demonstrates the region’s “clear potential” in fintech and digital finance.
Canadian enterprise data management company OpenText has committed €105m to its Cork and Galway sites to create 400 new jobs, marking the largest single investment by a Canadian-headquartered technology company in Ireland.
Investment activity during H1 2026 is on pace for 2025 total numbers, with IDA supporting 323 investments in Ireland with commitments for over 15,000 jobs. There was a net increase of 4,726 jobs among IDA corporate clients.
“IDA Ireland’s results for 2025 and the investment pipeline achieved in the first half of 2026 demonstrate the continued strength of Ireland’s FDI proposition and the confidence of global companies in Ireland as a place to innovate, scale and transform,” said IDA CEO Michael Lohan.
“The breadth of investment across the technology, life sciences, engineering and financial services sectors, as well as the region’s strong performance and key transformation commitments, demonstrates the depth of Ireland’s talent, capacity and business environment.
“We are very focused on competing strongly for the next generation of investment and ensuring that FDI continues to deliver impact across all regions of the Irish economy.”
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