[BfloGuy]

That’s why American companies have been opening offices there for years.

Oh, I suspect Ireland's low corporate taxes had more to do with that. Though, I'm certainly not disparaging the Irish people's command of the English language.

[Alberta's Child]

Financial services companies began moving some back-office operations over there decades ago. Corporate tax rates weren’t applicable. What mattered most to these companies was that the workers cost less than their American counterparts, and spoke/read English perfectly.