Tag Archives: Population

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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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- 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 Christmas Quiz Time Again!

Posted on December 20, 2017 by WDC Insights

We are sure you have been reading our WDC Insights blog and keeping an eye on our publications throughout 2017.   Take our Christmas Quiz (10 questions) and see just how well you can score on regional development and Western Region … Continue reading →

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Measuring Rural Employment

Posted on December 7, 2017 by WDC Insights

Much has been said and written about rural decline in Ireland particularly in the last few years. However despite this there are very few measures which capture ‘rural’ change in a statistical sense. To date rural decline is often described … 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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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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Get Detailed Census Data for Settlements

Posted on August 2, 2017 by WDC Insights

On 20 July the CSO released the Small Area Population Statistics (SAPs) from Census 2016. This is Census data at its most detailed geographic level; data across all demographic and socio-economic themes is available at spatial scales down to Small … Continue reading →

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Census 2016-The Western Region – in pictures!

Posted on July 14, 2017 by WDC Insights

As further results from Census 2016 are published we get an interesting picture of the Western Region in 2016.  The Western Development Commission (WDC) has today published an infographic on aspects of the Western Region from the Census 2016 Summary Results … Continue reading →

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