This Forfas report, published on 23 March 2011, takes an in depth look at trends and developments in Ireland’s comparative innovation performance, using the results of the Community Innovation Survey 2006-2008. The aim of the paper is to establish Ireland’s innovation performance at international level, identifying macro-level strengths and weaknesses, and to examine in greater detail where in particular these strengths and weaknesses lie. Skip to page 52 for the three-page conclusion.