Business In Ireland

Ireland is the European Union's only English-speaking member state and the most strategically advantageous entry point into Europe for Alberta companies.

 

With a corporate tax rate of 12.5% on trading income for most companies, a common law legal system, and barrier-free access to 450 million EU consumers, Ireland offers a business environment that feels familiar to Alberta companies while unlocking an entirely new market.

 

The country is home to the European headquarters of nine of the world's ten largest software companies and 14 of the top 15 global medtech firms — making it the world's most concentrated cluster of talent and capital in technology and life sciences. Ireland's R&D tax credit system provides an effective government subsidy of up to 42.5% on qualifying innovation expenditure, directly rewarding the kind of investment Alberta companies in clean energy, ag-tech, and life sciences are already making.

 

A direct seasonal WestJet flight between Calgary and Dublin makes first visits straightforward. For Alberta companies ready to diversify beyond North America, Ireland is not just a convenient starting point — it is the right one.