Well it looks like things are on the up again after the last 3 years of market slump. EMC have reported substantial gains in this years Q3 compared to the same quarter last year. Other companies are following suit. Could it be that this was the quickest turnaround from a global recession ever or was it simply that these companies never closed, only relocated and the Irish press needed to produce a story that covered up exactly why companies were leaving Ireland for countries with cheaper overheads? source: The Register