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Key Projects

We support projects to establish and grow in the West. We do this through a number of ways primarily advice, funding and mentoring.

European Projects

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The Western Development Commission offers our Region unparalleled access to strategic, cohesive EU funded projects which has…

Regional Enterprise Plans

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CycleUp – Social Enterprise From the Ground Up

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CycleUp forms part of the Roscommon Women’s network, and it’s a social enterprise that has empowered women…

Social Enterprise

6055Cycle Up Social Enterprise Wreath

Supporting communities and social enterprises provides an opportunity for the Western Development Commission to use its sectoral…

The Atlantic Innovation Region

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Supporting a Vibrant Start-up Ecosystem with a Smart Region

The Creative Economy

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The WDC has championed the growth of the Creative economy (CE), in the West of Ireland region…

DigiWest Hub Project

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Digiwest is a project to develop four working hubs in the Western Region

Atlantic Economic Corridor

1748Aerial view of Dingle by Florian Walsh

The WDC is the co-ordinating agency for the Atlantic Economic Corridor Project, a key initiative of Ireland…