Ireland created a very strong local tech industry by offering large tax breaks and grants for tech companies - with the help of the EU. This is why places like

Ireland created a very strong local tech industry by offering large tax breaks and grants for tech companies - with the help of the EU. This is why places like Dell and IBM (or HP? Big tech companies either way) have massive installations in Ireland. Now that the EU is expanding, a lot of these companies are eyeing off places like Poland.