From Independent.ie: Apart from a small number of investments in Irish listed firms, it wasn’t until last week that we experienced a first for private Irish business – the €200m investment in Jurys Inns by the oil-rich state of Oman [via the Oman Investment Fund].

…Outside of the relatively small-beer deals we have seen so far, though, Ireland’s attractiveness to sovereign funds seems limited despite the openness of our economy to foreign investment… Full article: Source