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01/08/2016
Minister Mitchell O'Connor Opens New Skibbereen Digital Hub
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O'Connor, has officially opened a 1 Gigabit (1,000 Mbps) digital hub in Skibbereen, Co Cork.
The Ludgate Hub in Skibbereen, which originally served as the local cinema from 1941 – 1981 and then a bakery, has been transformed into a 10,000 sq. ft digital hub – the first of its kind in a non-urban area in Ireland.
The Ludgate Hub is part of an initiative which aims to create an entrepreneurial ecosystem in the West Cork region and seeks to create 500 jobs in five years with an initial 75+ jobs in the start-up phase. The hub is now fully operational and has over 30 people signed up and working from the premises.
To date, the hub has attracted Irish emigrants such as David Carroll, a Skibbereen native to return from Marbella with his wife and two children. It has also helped to attract people from abroad to relocate to the town including Jane and Evan Sims from Chicago and Christopher Mason from Los Angeles.
Speaking at the launch Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O'Connor TD said: "I'm delighted to be here in Skibbereen today to officially open the Ludgate Hub. One of my priorities as Minister is creating an environment where job growth can thrive, particularly in rural Ireland. I believe only a strong economy supporting people at work can pay for the services needed to create a fair society".
(MH/CD)
The Ludgate Hub in Skibbereen, which originally served as the local cinema from 1941 – 1981 and then a bakery, has been transformed into a 10,000 sq. ft digital hub – the first of its kind in a non-urban area in Ireland.
The Ludgate Hub is part of an initiative which aims to create an entrepreneurial ecosystem in the West Cork region and seeks to create 500 jobs in five years with an initial 75+ jobs in the start-up phase. The hub is now fully operational and has over 30 people signed up and working from the premises.
To date, the hub has attracted Irish emigrants such as David Carroll, a Skibbereen native to return from Marbella with his wife and two children. It has also helped to attract people from abroad to relocate to the town including Jane and Evan Sims from Chicago and Christopher Mason from Los Angeles.
Speaking at the launch Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O'Connor TD said: "I'm delighted to be here in Skibbereen today to officially open the Ludgate Hub. One of my priorities as Minister is creating an environment where job growth can thrive, particularly in rural Ireland. I believe only a strong economy supporting people at work can pay for the services needed to create a fair society".
(MH/CD)
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