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It's harder to find GOOD python and ruby developers in Dublin than say New York or Boston

Can't you find great C++ or Java or C# developers and turn then into ruby/python developers though? My impression of the tech scene in the UK and Ireland is that a lot of highly skilled software engineers are either in the banking, industrial or games sectors. I'd expect CVs in the talent pool to skew towards those languages rather than web languages.