Monthly Archives: April 2019

1 in 4 working in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing in Ireland live in Western Region – region’s highest share across all sectors

Posted on April 30, 2019 by WDC Insights

The WDC has just published the sixth of its ‘Regional Sectoral Profiles’ analysing employment data for the Western Region on different economic sectors.  The latest looks at Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing and two publications are available: WDC Insights: Agriculture, Forestry … Continue reading →

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Travel to Work Areas and Border Labour Catchments

Posted on April 23, 2019 by WDC Insights

The WDC will present analysis on Travel to Work Areas (TTWAS) and the smaller labour catchments located along the Border at a conference in Derry, organised by NERI on 1st May see here for more details. This work is part … Continue reading →

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Strong recent growth in overseas & domestic tourism in the Western Region, but considerable variation across counties

Posted on April 17, 2019 by WDC Insights

Given that it’s mid-term break and the summer season is fast approaching, this is a good time to look at the role and importance of the tourism sector in the economy of the Western Region. Because of its importance as … Continue reading →

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Changes and Trends in Disposable Incomes in Western Region Counties

Posted on April 12, 2019 by WDC Insights

The CSO has recently published data on Household Disposable Incomes at county level as part of the ‘County Incomes and Regional GDP 2016’ release.  This release contains useful trend data on incomes for counties as well as information about the … Continue reading →

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Galway as a Key Regional Driver

Posted on April 3, 2019 by WDC Insights

The WDC recently presented to Galway Chamber (presentation available here), noting some of the work they have recently undertaken and highlighting some policy implications for the Region as well as the city. Galway – which Galway?! Galway city and its … Continue reading →

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