The number of people employed by companies aided by Enterprise Ireland has reached a record high of 225,000. All but one of the geographical regions in Ireland saw a net positive growth in jobs being created for startups, scale up and companies exporting with EI support.  And yet the review of the year for Enterprise Ireland said it was ‘a very challenging year for businesses.

Leo Clancy chief executive of Enterprise Ireland joined Joe Lynam on the show this morning...