In a recent post I outlined some of the main findings from our analysis of Census employment data on the Industry sector in the Western Region. Our recent report ‘Industry in the Western Region: Regional Sectoral Profile’ also examined agency assisted Industry jobs and they are the subject of this post. Each year the Department […]
Regional GDP for 2017 has recently been published by Eurostat for 281 NUTS2 regions in the EU28. This data shows how the different EU regions compare in terms of GDP and how they rank in relation to each other and to the EU average. This data is of particular interest in Ireland as it is […]
This week the WDC made a submission to the public consultation being held by the Southern Regional Assembly on their Draft Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy. The submission is available here. As we’ve provided substantial input previously (available here) to the preparation of the Draft RSES, in this submission we mainly comment on the specific […]
Western Region home to 45.7% of Irish MedTech jobs 53% of Western Region’s total Industry employment is in MedTech, Chemicals & Pharma and Agri-food 55% of Industry jobs in foreign owned firms Western Region home to both highest and lowest share working in Industry in Ireland – Ballyhaunis (41.9%) and Bundoran (3.5%) The Western Development […]
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, utilities and waste management but by far the largest element is manufacturing. Three publications are […]
The WDC will lead the project working in association with the local authorities in Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon and Donegal The Western Development Commission (WDC) has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Community and Rural Development, Michael Ring, TD of funding of €644,734 for the Digiwest regional economic development project to develop digital working hubs […]
The Western Development Commission (WDC) has just made a submission to DCCAE on the Draft National Energy and Climate Plan 2012-2030 (NECP). The development of clear energy and climate action to 2030 is essential to achieving the national goal of a low carbon economy in Ireland by 2050. The WDC recognises that energy and climate […]
You are warmly invited to our training seminar entitled ‘Angel Investing in High Potential Enterprises, is it for you?’. It takes place in the McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris, Co. Mayo on 6th March, 2019 at 5.30pm. This training seminar and networking event is aimed at increasing the number of private / angel investors regionally, particularly female investors, and […]
Last week the WDC made a submission to the public consultation being held by the Northern & Western Regional Assembly on their Draft Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy. The submission is available here. As we’ve provided substantial input previously to the preparation of the Draft RSES, in this submission we mainly comment on the specific […]
The CSO released the latest data on Income and Living Conditions last December, see here. The headline figures indicate a rise in incomes – increasing by 4.7% between 2016 and 2017, which in turn was higher than the figures five years earlier, in 2012 (see earlier post on this here). This is in line with other national […]
45,700 people work in Industry in Western RegionFebruary 27, 2019 - 2:57 pm
WESTERN DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION WELCOMES FUNDING FOR DIGIWEST WORKING HUBS IN DONEGAL, SLIGO, ROSCOMMON AND MAYOFebruary 19, 2019 - 12:30 pm