Regular followers of the WDC Insights blog will know that self-employment is a topic we’ve examined a number of times before, drawing on Quarterly National Household Survey data. However this can only tell us what is happening in the Western Region as a whole, not in the individual counties. The publication of Census 2016 – […]
The Western Development Commission (WDC) has published its latest WDC Insights Home-Based Working in the Western Region, download here (267 KB):, which is the third in a series examining the current nature of work, focussing on work which is often home based. Working at or from home can take different forms: The WDC Policy Briefing […]
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 Part 1. This is the first in a series of infographics to be published […]
The European Union will tomorrow (WEDNESDAY) name Ireland’s Northern and Western region as European Entrepreneurial Region 2018, recognising the ‘enormous strides’ the region has taken to foster entrepreneurship and reverse decades of decline. The award, to be made a ceremony in Brussels, is a huge boost for a region, the EU’s Committee of the Regions […]
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD was welcomed to Galway for Ireland’s biggest and most spectacular maritime festival, SeaFest 2017. The Taoiseach greeted festival-goers and enjoyed the huge range of activities and entertainment taking place in Galway Harbour and Docks, on the second day of the event. The Taoiseach toured scientific vessels and was entertained by the […]
Element Pictures Distribution and Western Development Commission are bringing a very special event to Sligo this June – the premier of HALAL DADDY, the hotly anticipated new culture clash comedy written and directed by Sligo native Conor McDermottroe (Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne) See full article here http://www.lookwest.ie/sligo-to-host-irish-premiere-of-halal-daddy-27th-june-2017/
Population change is an important issue and one of the key reasons that we conduct a census in Ireland. However, as well as being one of the most important indicators of change, it is also an emotive issue. Population growth in most cases is considered a good thing, an indicator of a vibrant economy and […]
The CSO has just issued the second set of summary results from Census 2016. ‘Census 2016 Summary Results – Part 2’ gives initial results of some of the socio-economic indicators from Census 2016. More detailed results for each theme will be released in ‘Profiles’ between now and December. The summary results include data on: Principal […]
