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As more and more production in America shifts to Pacific Rim countries, Ireland has never made many of the goods it uses, and makes even less today. Starting Sep 13, <\/span>TG4,<\/span> the Irish TV station, will be airing a 4-part series that speaks to this based on the findings of one its reporters, Manchan Magan who tried to “<\/span>travel around Ireland using only Irish transport, eating only Irish food, wearing only Irish clothes and listening to music played only on Irish instruments”<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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In his pieces he notes:<\/span><\/div>\n
Bicycles: Raleigh closed 1980<\/span><\/div>\n
Cars: Ford closed 1984<\/span><\/div>\n
Ireland imports 50,000 tonnes of British potatoes a year!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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See his report <\/span><\/div>\n

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American hi-tech companies have been investing massively in Ireland. 25% of Europe's computers are now made in Ireland<\/i>. Ireland is the world's largest exporter of software<\/b><\/i>. The European (or regional) headquarters and\/or customer service operations of Google, Microsoft, Apple, IBM, Dell, Intel, Motorola, Oracle, Lotus, and Boeing Computer Services are all located in Ireland.<\/span><\/div>
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