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Simon Harris: “International financial services are a major Irish success story. Employment in the sector has grown from around 35,000…”

On the recordAugust 25, 2026
International financial services are a major Irish success story. Employment in the sector has grown from around 35,000 when I launched IFS2020 in 2015 to more than 60,000 today.
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Simon Harris
Fine Gael
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rte.ie

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Discussing employment growth in financial services sector.

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