What is actually happening, on both sides.
These pieces are written by principals with current ground in both markets. No frameworks. No forecasts. Just what is moving, and where.
The Irish gateway is narrowing — and most US boards haven't noticed yet.
Three years of post-pandemic reordering have tightened the window for US companies entering Europe via Ireland. The regulatory path is still clear. The talent arbitrage is not what it was.
What principals in Dublin and New York are actually doing differently in 2025 — and what that means for the companies still deciding.
Why mid-market Irish firms stall at the US threshold.
What US companies misread about the Irish hiring market.
The deals that didn't get announced — and what closed them.
The sales cycle is not the problem. The structural commitments required before revenue starts — entity, banking, hire sequencing — are where companies lose twelve months.
Compensation benchmarks from San Francisco do not translate. Neither do equity assumptions. Senior Irish operators are not waiting for a US brand name to validate their next move.
The transatlantic transactions generating real commercial momentum in 2024 were not covered. Here is what the pattern looks like from inside the conversations.
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