Download Unlocking Potential, Driving Growth WDC Strategy Document – EN
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Unlocking Potential, Driving Change sets out a bold and practical vision for the Western Region, one that recognises the strengths of our past while directly responding to the opportunities and challenges of the coming decade. It is a strategy grounded in reality, shaped by collaboration, and focused on delivering meaningful outcomes across enterprise, investment, and community development.
This is not a reinvention. It is the next phase in the evolution of the Western Development Commission. For over 25 years, the WDC has worked at the intersection of policy, people, and place, supporting high-potential sectors, enabling social and economic innovation, and investing in ideas and organisations with impact. With this new strategy, we are entering our most ambitious chapter.
Our vision is clear: to build a region that leads in sustainability, innovation, and inclusive growth. To achieve that, we will act decisively, investing in companies and communities, supporting a new generation of regional entrepreneurs, and scaling solutions that can work across all rural Ireland.
The WDC will deliver this strategy through a unique blended model, combining long-term capital investment, EU partnership leadership, research and policy development, and on the ground regional engagement. With over €35 million to be reinvested through our evergreen Western Investment Fund and a target to secure €15 million in new EU funding, this is a strategy focused on measurable impact.