Ireland & France
POPULATION
France Ireland
64m 4.6m
Bilateral trade
€6.98billion
France is Ireland’s
largest global market
for seafood and lamb
60+
Irish
inward
investment
companies
employ 10,000
people in France
56
IDA-assisted companies
in Ireland, employ 6,230 people
FERRY TO FRANCE
DUBLIN
ROSSLARE
CORK
CHERBOURG
ROSCOFF & CHERBOURG
ROSCOFF
French visitors to
Ireland in 2015
190
505,000
flights a week
in peak season
French tourists
€1/4
BILLION
SPEND
Irish College
Lille
1610 -1793
Paris has a rue des Irlandais, home to the unique
Irish Cultural Centre, and the historic site of the
Irish College of Paris – originally founded in 1570
Republic of Ireland have
played France 15 times
d fr
irelan ance
Ireland has won 4,
drawn 5 and lost 6
France have 1
World Cup win
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