The Western Development Commission (WDC) convene meeting on Regional Renewable Heat Energy status with sector and Sustainable Energy Association of Ireland (SEAI), in Ballaghaderreen today. This meeting is part of a Regional Action Plan for jobs.
New €2m film fund will encourage film, TV and game industry in the West of Ireland WRAP Fund to cover the film, TV, animation and game sectors The €2m fund will run over a three-year period Aims to create 90 direct jobs in the Western Region A new €2 million fund to encourage the film, […]
EXPORT SUMMIT 2017- Local to Global CLAYTON HOTEL GALWAY (9am-4pm) 9TH OF November 2017 ‘Export Summit 2017- Local to Global’ was launched in County Buildings, Galway, this week as an initiative that aims to support companies that wish to either kick start or expand their export efforts. The event is a collaborative undertaking by […]
Recently the Western Development Commission (WDC) published two new WDC Insights publications examining the sectoral profile of employment in the Western Region of Ireland and its counties. Both are based on an analysis of data from Census 2016 on employment by economic sector (industrial group). The first looks at the sectoral pattern of employment in the Western […]
In the age of Video on Demand, with new ways of consuming content and ever tightening budgets, is TV at a crossroads? An interview with special guest Graham Linehan (Father Ted, The IT Crowd, Black Books), a panel with the Director Generals of the main broadcasters in Ireland and another with funders from the world […]
On Friday 8th September the inaugural meeting of the new Board of Directors of the WDC, which was recently appointed by Minister Micheal Ring, Minister for Community and Rural Development, was held at the WDC Head Quarters in Ballaghaderreen. Minister Ring addressed the meeting saying that “having an organisation that is focused on the development […]
The Western Development Commission today (6 Sept) published two new WDC Insights publications: What do people in the Western Region work at? What do people in the seven western counties work at? Both are based on an analysis of data from Census 2016 on employment by economic sector (industrial group). The first looks at the sectoral pattern […]
The WDC welcomes the appointment of a new Board by Minister Micheal Ring, Minister for Rural and Community Development. The following members were appointed on 18th August 2017: Dr. Deirdre Garvey Senior Lecturer, Mayo Campus, GMIT Mr. Ian Barrett […]
Engineers Ireland recently published The State of Ireland 2017, which focuses on the state of Ireland’s infrastructure and the extent to which it is fit for purpose. This is timely as the Government are in the process of considering the capital infrastructure priorities to be funded over the next few years. This State of Ireland […]
Census 2016 Summary Results – Part 2, included data on the number of people working in different sectors. We’ll be publishing our first analysis of this data for the Western Region shortly, but in the meantime here’s a taster. Top 10 sectors At a detailed sectoral level (NACE Rev 2, detailed industrial group), the top […]
WDC and ProAir sign Innovation Support Agreement to help develop the Pro Air enthalpy product as part of the WDC aim to grow the Renewable energy sector in the West of Ireland. This is funded under the EU FREED project which seeks to support start-up and SME’s to utilise and develop innovative energy technologies. See […]
‘Attending Galway Film Fleadh was a great experience in how to market your films and make new contacts. The Masterclasses really helped me in my creative thinking and I finally got inspiration to finish my latest feature film script,’ according to Joonas Pirttikangas of Hepola Films, one of the Finnish filmmakers who took part in […]
