FROM SHANNON TO CHINA—THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BRENDAN O’REGAN

By John Dorney Brendan O’Regan is an under-recognised figure in twentieth-century Irish economic history. He helped to pioneer the strategy of attracting foreign industry, which remains the most important element in the Republic’s economic strategy today. At Shannon he founded a ‘free industrial zone’ beside the airport where companies could be free for a specified ... Read more

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