My People!
Apple was one of the first to do it, Dell has done it, eBay did it, and now Intel has jumped on the pile. What is "it" you ask? Open manufacturing plants in Ireland!! Ah, Ireland, where the rolling fields are a heavenly shade of green, where the Colleens will melt your heart with a smile, where the IRA has toned things down a whole lot...

The new Intel plant is in Leixlip, just outside Dublin (home of some great pubs) and Intel said it will invest $2 billion to build yet another plant there as well.

Two things to consider: Why are these companies going to Ireland instead of somewhere like Ohio? And, will the workers at the Intel plant get the same sweet deal as those at Dell's site, rumored to be two 15-minute cigarette breaks, a half hour lunch break, and the rest of the day working while standing up. (Which should, once and for all, end all the Irish drinking jokes.)
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