Taoiseach opens Global Irish Economic Forum

“The budgetary situation has stabilised with tax earnings slightly ahead of target in the first nine months of the year, and spending staying within budgets.

“These are positive developments however while we have much more to do, international commentary in business, in economics and politics reflect an Ireland of increasing confidence. “Kenny said his vision is to make Ireland the best small country in the world in which to do business by 2016.  “To make my country synonymous with genius, with entrepreneurship, with vision and technology. I intend to make that vision a reality. And he spoke about the Irish diaspora of 70 million people who this weekend will “connect at the same time in a way never been possible earlier”.

He concluded by saying he believes a new age for Ireland lies ahead. “The potential of this new age is there to be grasped. The people who grasp it freely will stand out from the crowd, whether that be based on the traditional strengths of Ireland or the realisation of what we can achieve in data analytics, cloud computing, the nano world in short on.

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