Ireland is ranked 1st in Europe for youngest workforce (IDA Ireland)
Ireland is ranked 1st in Euro-zone for best countries for business (Forbes 2010)
Ireland is ranked 1st for investment incentives (IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2009/2010)
Ireland is ranked 1st for immigration laws which do not prevent companies from employing foreign labour (IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2009/2010)
Ireland moves to 2nd place globally ahead of Singapore, Denmark and Switzerland, taking its place as the 2nd most globalised economy in the world, moving up one place on last years rankings (Ernest and Young Globalisation 2010 Index Rankings)