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Ireland's focus on high tech, low tax woos the young and ambitious of Europe _ and around world
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SHAWN POGATCHNIK, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
05-31-2006
Dateline: DUBLIN, Ireland
For decades, the mildewed brick and decay of Dublin's derelict Docklands were the last thing many Irish emigrants saw of their homeland before they boarded the ferry to Britain in search of work.
These days, the place is being transformed into a land of rare opportunity _ and a powerful magnet for ambitious people from around the world.
The new Docklands _ where scores of cranes feed the frenzy for new hotels and gleaming office blocks _ offer a vibrant microcosm of Ireland's rise from Europe's ...
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