darag said:For example, every little market town in the country wants to have it's own third-level institution so we end up with almost 30 of them all of which are mediocre or worse. Don't believe the hype that such and such RTC or university is "world class" - we have NO world class third level institutions in this country. The best in the country - UCD and Trinity - didn't even make it into an EU top 100 - I think they barely scraped into the top 200; in world terms they aren't even on the radar. If, instead of pandering to every local demand, the government had concentrated it's resources on two (or three) third-level institutions (say one in Dublin and one in Cork) for the whole country then we could have world class institutions.
And [broken link removed] recently.CCOVICH said:A few US fund managers/administrators have also set up shop in Kilkenny, but nothing major.
RainyDay said:And [broken link removed] recently.
Dinky said:Realistically, how far up the list of priorities is physical infrastructure for financial services? When the CSFI listed their top 6 attributes in determining the competitiveness of a financial centre back in 2003, for example, infrastructure didn't even make it onto the list.
Dinky said:Well, if you take somewhere like Cork, for example (harbour port, airport, substantial and skilled population, more affordable accommodation and rents, less traffic congestion than Dublin), it seems that all these obstacles are easily surmountable. Infrastructure around Shannon is also improving, and it may well become a viable option in the very near future.
I see you're located in Cork, so you may have a vested interest eh? (Just kidding).
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