The West of Ireland can seize the opportunity to renew itself by attracting thousands of young professionals and families to make new lives in the region.
This is the view of the Western Development Commission, which this week launched a new campaign called ‘More to Life’ to showcase the growing number of career and lifestyle opportunities available in Galway and the West.
With more people working remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the WDC is encouraging people to make a permanent and viable move to the West.
The WDC has launched a new website, westerndevelopment.ie, to showcase the resources and support available to those thinking of a new role, to work remotely or those thinking of starting a new business, and includes information about the €72 million Western Investment Fund.
'There are now an unprecedented number of career options in the West, some of them caused by the unexpected events of 2020 and the global pandemic'
As part of the campaign, the WDC is launching a new platform to help attract talent for hard to fill roles across all sectors. The 'Talent Tool' will allow job seekers to register for alerts on new roles and give companies information on talent looking to move West. The WDC believes this will help attract more investment from companies and also showcase the range of roles available across the region.
WDC launches new podcast series
A podcast series called ‘Pulse of The West’ will feature insights from the WDC, industry and academia. In addition, through the Atlantic Economic Corridor initiative, the WDC is building a network of more than 100 hubs that support remote working, community enterprises, and the development of ‘second sites’ in the region for businesses. This will include an online booking engine for remote working spaces from Donegal to Kerry, which will be rolled out in the autumn.
Commenting on the new campaign, WDC CEO Tomás Ó Síocháin, said: “The phrase ‘More to Life’ has never been more true and now is the time for the West of Ireland, one of Europe’s great regions, to write a bold new chapter. Out of adversity comes opportunity and the West of Ireland has a big opportunity to renew and reinvigorate itself. There are now an unprecedented number of career options in the West, some of them caused by the unexpected events of 2020 and the global pandemic.
“We have put together our resources to make it easy for people to see what is on offer for them in the western region. We are also telling the stories of real people who have made the move out of more congested, expensive urban centres – and thrived.”
For more information see www.westerndevelopment.ie and #MoreToLife on social media.
