Ireland lost most from European exodus to Wall Street
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The Irish stock exchange has been the biggest loser from the flight of European companies to the US over the last decade, a new analysis has found.
The exodus from Euronext Dublin has included Smurfit Westrock, CRH and Flutter, which have all moved their listings to America.
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