Irish exporters find Covid rebound but longer-term challenges loom large
Back in the mid-1990s the old IDA was split up into three different agencies. IDA Ireland would continue to attract foreign multinationals. Forbairt (later merged with the old Trade Board and re-named Enterprise Ireland) would develop indigenous firms. Forfás would deliver research.
There was a perception that running Forbairt was a much less glamorous job than running IDA Ireland.
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