Category Archives: Population

Information Society Statistics – The Regional Picture

Posted on October 31, 2019 by WDC Insights

The CSO has recently published statistics on household use of the internet, measuring various aspects of the information society. Given the significant importance of the National Broadband Plan, aimed at delivering better internet access for all, especially those in rural … Continue reading →

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Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies- the final steps

Posted on September 27, 2019 by WDC Insights

The long process of developing a National Planning Framework under Project Ireland 2040 is nearing its end, with the publication of the three regional Spatial and Economic Strategies anticipated shortly.  Each of the three regional assemblies (Eastern and Midland, Southern, … Continue reading →

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Diverse Neighbourhoods: New report analysing the residential distribution of immigrants in Ireland

Posted on July 10, 2019 by WDC Insights

Recently I attended a very interesting seminar on ‘Migrant Integration: policy and place’ organised by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and the European Migration Network (EMN). At the seminar two new pieces of research were presented and discussed: … Continue reading →

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Smaller Labour Catchments across the Western Region

Posted on May 22, 2019 by WDC Insights

Travel to Work Areas and Labour Catchments Analysis of travel to work data can be used to identify the geographic catchment from which a town draws its workforce, otherwise known as its labour catchment. Measurement of labour markets based on … Continue reading →

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Changing times! Looking back twenty years in the Western Region

Posted on May 9, 2019 by WDC Insights

The Western Development Commission (WDC) recently published its strategy for the next five years 2019-2024 ‘Work Smarter Live Better’.  It was launched in Ballinasloe on 15th April, and that launch provided us with an opportunity to look back at how … 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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City Led Regional Development and Peripheral Regions- Conference Report

Posted on September 20, 2018 by WDC Insights

The Regional Studies Association Irish Branch Annual Conference was held in the Institute of Technology Sligo on Friday 7th September.  Appropriate for the location, it had the theme “City Led Regional Development and Peripheral Regions”.  The presentations are available here. … Continue reading →

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A Snapshot of the Western Region – WDC publishes a series of county infographics

Posted on July 24, 2018 by WDC Insights

The Western Development Commission (WDC) has just published a series of eight infographics showing of key statistics for the Western Region and each of its seven counties.  The data is from the CSO’s Census of Population in 2016 with analysis … Continue reading →

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WDC Insights Publications on County Incomes and Regional GDP

Posted on June 22, 2018 by WDC Insights

The Western Development Commission (WDC) has just published two WDC Insights: How are we doing? County Incomes in the Western Region and What’s happening in our regional economies? Growth and Change in Regional GVA. Both of these examine data from … Continue reading →

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Regional Difference, Regional Strategies and a Ratio- employment and residence in towns in Ireland.

Posted on March 23, 2018 by WDC Insights

The National Planning Framework has a chapter on ‘Making Urban Places Stronger’ which covers settlements from cities to small towns.  In discussing Ireland’s urban structure (p58-59) it looks at population and employment and highlights a ratio of “jobs to resident … Continue reading →

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