Monthly Archives: January 2017

Realising our Rural Potential- Action Plan for Rural Development

The Action Plan for Rural Development –Realising our Rural Potential –developed by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (DAHRRGA) was launched yesterday (23.01.17) in Ballymahon, Co. Longford as was mentioned in our last post. The Action … Continue reading

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New Rural Action Plan to be launched

A new Action Plan for Rural Development is to be launched on Monday (23rd January) by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny in the Longford town of Ballymahon. The Action Plan has been prepared by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural … Continue reading

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2017 – A very important year for Broadband and the National Broadband Plan

2017 – Contract Signing and Build Commencement 2017 is the year when contracts are to be awarded to one or two telecommunications companies, to rollout a high speed broadband network as part of the much awaited National Broadband Plan. For … Continue reading

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WDC Policy Analysis 2016

Happy New Year to all our WDC Insights blog readers!  As we start into 2017 this is a good time to reflect on what we’ve done over the last 12 months. 2016 was a busy year for the Western Development … Continue reading

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