Category Archives: Settlements

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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200th WDC Insights blog post – Our Top 5!

Posted on June 6, 2019 by WDC Insights

It is hard to believe but this is our 200th post since the Policy Analysis team’s WDC Insights blog was first launched on 25th July 2014. Over the last (almost) five years and 200 posts we have addressed everything from … 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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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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Give your view on the development of the Northern and Western Region- make a submission on the Draft Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy

Posted on January 17, 2019 by WDC Insights

Just a reminder that the Draft Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy for the Northern and Western Regional Assembly (NWRA) is currently out for consultation, with a closing date of 8th February 2019. The National Planning Framework (NPF) published last year, … Continue reading →

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City Led Regional Development and Peripheral Regions- join the debate!

Posted on August 20, 2018 by WDC Insights

The theme of this year’s Regional Studies Association Irish Branch Annual Conference, to be held in the Institute of Technology Sligo on Friday 7th September, is “City Led Regional Development and Peripheral Regions”. The conference will examine how urban areas … 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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Island Life- Population change on islands in the Western Region

Posted on November 24, 2017 by WDC Insights

If you fancy island living there are 55 inhabited islands in the Western Region, although current freezing temperatures, recent storms and plenty of rainfall mean you will have to be tough! You can choose from lonely isolation to relative crowds … Continue reading →

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County labour markets in the Western Region: what’s happening?

Posted on November 20, 2017 by WDC Insights

Last week, the WDC published eight new WDC Insights publications.  Each of these two-page publications examines the labour market of a Western Region county, with Galway City and County examined separately. The analysis is based on data from Census 2016. … Continue reading →

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What is Rural?

Posted on October 6, 2017 by WDC Insights

Many of us probably feel we know what rural means.  Perhaps when we hear the word we think of green fields, or wild mountains, or deserted beaches.  Or maybe we think of small villages, modern bungalows or just anywhere beyond … Continue reading →

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