Monthly Archives: April 2018

What’s happening in our regional economies? Growth and change in Regional GVA.

Posted on April 30, 2018 by WDC Insights

In the last blog post on this subject, Leprechauns in Invisible Regions, the very significant changes in GVA and GDP[1] at a regional level between 2014 and 2015 were discussed.  These largely applied in manufacturing, with a national growth in … Continue reading →

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New research on Economic & Social Impact of the West of Ireland creative sector

Posted on April 23, 2018 by WDC Insights

National University of Ireland, Galway has recently published a series of reports ‘Economic & Social Impact Assessment’ of the creative sector in five different regions across Europe’s Northern Edge including the West of Ireland.  The five reports are available to … Continue reading →

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Leprechauns in Invisible Regions: Regional GVA (GDP) in 2015

Posted on April 13, 2018 by WDC Insights

Regional GVA (GDP)[1] figures for 2015, and preliminary figures for 2016, were published recently by the CSO.  The 2015 figures are of particular interest as that year (the year of leprechaun economics), there was a level shift in the size … Continue reading →

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Educational attainment in the Western Region

Posted on April 5, 2018 by WDC Insights

A recently published ESRI Research Bulletin, ‘The local factors that affect where new businesses are set up’ summarises their analysis of new firms setting up in Ireland.  Data from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (DBEI) on the number … Continue reading →

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