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Minister Burke announces €5.7 million funding from the European Commission and Enterprise Ireland for FactoryXChange 2.0 to establish services and supports that will benefit Galway manufacturing jobs over a three-year period.

Led by Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) and supported by 17 expert partners nationwide, FactoryXChange (FXC) is Europe’s leading catalyst for sustainable, human-centric manufacturing transformation.

Demand for engineering professionals has risen significantly in Galway across 2023, according to leading hiring platform IrishJobs which has published new data that also shows construction workers were among the most in demand professionals in 2023.

Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has today launched the findings of their 2023 Manufacturing in Ireland report, which shows that manufacturers are cautiously more optimistic about the business environment compared to 2022.

More than 5,700 people and 1,500 businesses participated in upskilling with a Skillnet Ireland Business Network in Galway in 2022. Figures from Skillnet Ireland reveal the national agency for workforce development delivered some 41,400 training days across Galway last year. Fifty two per cent of those who undertook training were men and 48 per cent were women, while those aged 30 to 39 years were the largest group of people availing of these upskilling supports.

Mayo weighted blanket company, Kocoono, has announced its decision to use Northern Ireland as a base to meet growing UK demand.