Louise McKenna(c)

There are no countries, there are only corporations. Ireland is owned by America or America's owned by Ireland, how many Irish are ober there? There's over 950 subsidiaries from America in Ireland. These billionaires are the problem. Ireland has one of the most open economies in the world, and for decades government policy has been to actively encourage foreign direct investment (FDI). The main reasons are employment, corporation tax revenue, exports, and access to the EU market. United States – by far the largest, accounting for around 72% of inward FDI (almost €800 billion). Netherlands Japan United Kingdom China France Canada https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-fdi/foreigndirectinvestmentinireland2024/intro/ And everything is just theater in politics, these politicians are just put there as actors to distract everyone to make them think they have a say, but at the end of the day there is no real law, its layered upon layered, it's all an illusion, corporations own this country and they'll do what they fucking like and that's it. And Donald Trump, well give him a fucking Oscar because he's fooled so many people and so much has, is and will be destroyed if this is allowed to continue. "It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." The CSO reports that at the end of 2024 Ireland had €1.089 trillion in inward FDI-about 194% of Ireland's GDP, one of the highest ratios in the world. Around 72% of that investment ultimately originated in the United States. The top 25 firms alone accounted for 61% of inward FDI. Technology and Data Centres (mostly US) The majority of Ireland's largest data centres are operated by American companies, including: Google Microsoft Amazon Web Services Meta Apple Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Foreign companies dominate much of Ireland's pharmaceutical manufacturing. United States: Pfizer Eli Lilly Johnson & Johnson AbbVie Bristol Myers Squibb Merck Boston Scientific Medtronic Germany: Bayer Boehringer Ingelheim Japan: Takeda Astellas These companies produce medicines for global export and represent one of Ireland's largest export sectors. Ireland has become one of Europe's largest data-centre hubs because of its EU location, tax environment and connectivity. Ireland had approximately €1.105 trillion in inward foreign-direct-investment assets at the end of the first quarter of 2026. IDA Ireland says its portfolio now comprises more than 1,800 multinational operations, directly employing 312,468 people, roughly 11% of national employment. https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-ia/internationalaccountsq12026final/foreigndirectinvestment https://www.idaireland.com/annual-reports/annual-report-2025 https://2021-2025.state.gov/reports/2024-investment-climate-statements/ireland/?safe=1 https://www.idaireland.com/latest-news/press-release/minister-peter-burke-leads-trade-and-investment-mission-to-the-us