Patrick Doyle is the South West Regional Manager with IDA Ireland, the state agency responsible for attracting foreign direct investment to Ireland. The South West Region comprises Cork and Kerry and is the largest region for foreign direct investment outside of Dublin. In his role, Patrick and his team are responsible for all IDA activity across the South West Region from attracting new clients to the region and managing the existing portfolio of IDA clients. Core to Patricks roles is to work with all stakeholders to ensure the region maximises its potential to attract further foreign direct investment. Prior to taking up the role with IDA, Patrick held a number of commercial roles in the region. Patrick was the commercial manager in the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium and also worked as the Membership Manager with Cork Chamber of Commerce.