Tag Archives: Galway

New Infographic: Enterprise in the Western Region 2017

Posted on August 28, 2019 by WDC Insights

The WDC has analysed the latest CSO Business Demography data on enterprises in the Western Region. This data is for 2017 when there were 57,951 total enterprises[1] registered in the seven-county Western Region (location of an enterprise is based on … 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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How important is Industry as a regional employer?

Posted on February 27, 2019 by WDC Insights

We’ve just published the fourth of our ‘Regional Sectoral Profiles’ analysing employment and enterprise data on specific economic sectors. The latest report examines Industry which is the Western Region’s largest employment sector, with 45,754 working in it.  Industry includes mining, … Continue reading →

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The Health & Care Sector in the Western Region

Posted on November 26, 2018 by WDC Insights

Today we published the second in our series of ‘Regional Sectoral Profiles’ analysing employment and enterprise data for the Western Region on specific economic sectors and identifying key policy issues. The new report examines the Health & Care Sector, the … Continue reading →

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Smaller Labour catchments across the Western Region

Posted on October 18, 2018 by WDC Insights

Jobs and workers Analysis of Census of Population 2016 shows that at a Western Region level, the total number of jobs located within the Western Region was 242,712. The Census also reports that the total resident ‘at work’ population within … Continue reading →

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Is e-Working on the Increase?

Posted on October 3, 2018 by WDC Insights

There has been much talk recently of an increase in e-working but does the evidence support the idea that it is more prevalent? Technology development and in particular high speed broadband enables much office based work to be conducted remotely … Continue reading →

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Enterprise in the Western Region 2016

Posted on September 14, 2018 by WDC Insights

Earlier this week we published our latest 2-page WDC Insights publication.  ‘Enterprise in the Western Region 2016’ analyses the latest data from the CSO’s Business Demography which measures active enterprises in 2016.  This data assigns enterprises to the county where … Continue reading →

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Travelling from the Western Region to work in Dublin. How has it changed and Why?

Posted on July 30, 2018 by WDC Insights

The Western Development Commission (WDC) recently published a report on Travel to Work patterns in the Western Region. Travel to Work and Labour Catchments in the Western Region, A Profile of Seven Town Labour Catchments (2018) is available for download here. The report draws … Continue reading →

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The National Broadband Plan, Ensuring it is Worth the Wait

Posted on June 27, 2018 by WDC Insights

The procurement process for the National Broadband Plan is well under way and an announcement on the preferred bidder is expected in the Autumn. It is planned that the network rollout will begin very soon after. The National Broadband Plan, … Continue reading →

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Broadband benefits – but when?

Posted on June 11, 2018 by WDC Insights

Recent statistics show that Ireland will not meet the EU 2020 targets for the universal availability of fast broadband[1]. Like other EU states, in Ireland there are particular challenges delivering fast broadband to rural areas and this is not helped … Continue reading →

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