A comparison of the list of companies whose shares were admitted to the official list of the Irish Stock Exchange on 31 December, 1992 – 66 – as compared with the same list on 31 December, 2002 – 65 – makes very interesting reading.

While the overall number of companies whose shares are listed on the official list in Dublin is similar, the nature of the companies listed has changed enormously, particularly so in the past three years.