It is announced by Aer Lingus that a new direct air route between Dublin and San Francisco will be introduced which will fly five times a week starting on Wednesday April 2^nd.  Currently approximately 40 percent of the foreign direct investment to Ireland from the US comes from the Silicon Valley area.  Major technology companies, such as LinkedIn and Google have their international headquarters in Dublin while their founding HQs are in the San Francisco area, no doubt this new direct air route will boost Ireland’s profile and visibility as a business location in the Silicon Valley region.