Irish technology sector stifled by lack of key staff

Chris Horn points out that hi-tech is back -- and it has plenty of varied job opportunities. 'Most established organisations are hierarchical -- but the tech sector thrives on disruption, creativity and improvisation...'. There was a 30 per cent increase in the number of companies investing in Ireland for the very first time, choosing this country over alternative locations. And yet it could have been so much better. In a live interview on RTE's News at One on January 5 last, the CEO of the IDA, Barry O'Leary, noted that "there would have been more than 13,000 new jobs last year if there had been a greater availability in the skills arena".