Jobs Rich Irish Mystery Confounds Shrinking Economy
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In a corner of western Ireland, ZeniMax Media Inc. is seeking another 200 workers as it prepares to roll out its latest fantasy game.
The company, based in Rockville, Maryland, laid out its Irish plans last month, the day before the government’s statistics agency showed the country’s economy shrank 2.3 percent in the fourth quarter. It was the biggest decline since 2008, tarnishing Ireland’s reputation as the poster child for successful austerity across the euro region.