So it goes.

I agree with the main point of the article. Just a few notes though;

* The timing is unfortunate but this shutdown has been planned for quite a while (I first heard that the plant was closing completely last May - hence anon).

* The Irish government will have to encourage IT (and other science) courses as getting the numbers to fill theses courses is already difficult.

* Unless Things get a lot worse I think Intel will be staying put. The amount of investment in the plant in Leixslip is huge, and as a high profile tech company they don't seem to have any problem in getting the graduates.

It will be interesting to see what happens to Irelands IT industry five years hence.