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Ireland's fastest-growing technology firms have achieved 18 places on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, which ranks the fastest growing IT firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Property website firm Daft Media which was Ireland's 2009 Fast 50 winner, was Ireland's highest ranking firm. It came in eighth position with a growth rate of 8,453 per cent over the last five years.