What it lacks is strong links with a world-class university, and a powerful network of people with a track record in both science and business, willing to pass on lessons to new companies.

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As Ireland basks in the prosperity which followed its mid-1990s economic boom, the Fleadh has a more relaxed take on what is Celtic, with links a little tenuous at times having as it does ambassadors from Canada (Neil Young), working class England (Billy Bragg) and the United States (Evan Dando).

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