Monthly Archives: January 2015

Agency Assisted Employment in the Western Counties

The WDC published its report on ‘Trends in Agency Assisted Employment in the Western Region’ last week. This included an analysis of data for each of the seven western counties. The main findings for the western counties are: Galway: In … Continue reading

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Trends in Agency Assisted Employment in the Western Region

The WDC has today published Trends in Agency Assisted Employment in the Western Region as well as a county profile for each of the seven western counties. Employment in businesses which have received support from one of the main enterprise … Continue reading

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Regional balance in FDI

The regional balance of FDI received considerable media attention over the past few days. IDA Ireland’s statement on its 2014 performance (issued on Tuesday, 6 January) noted that 37% of investments had taken place outside of Dublin and Cork. This … Continue reading

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