North West

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IDA’s Finisklin Business & Technology Park, Sligo

Sligo is the main commercial and administrative Gateway of the North West region of Ireland. It is the largest centre of population in the region with an urban population of c. 41,968, rising in excess of 220,372 within a 60 km radius.

Sligo is served by the N4 to Dublin 227 km (141 miles), N16 Enniskillen/Belfast 200 km (125 miles) and N17 to Galway 137 km (85 miles). Regional Airports at Sligo, Derry and Ireland West Airport Knock provide daily scheduled flights to Dublin and the UK. Daily rail connections also operate between Sligo and Dublin.

IDA’s Business & Technology Park in Sligo has the necessary telecommunications, utilities infrastructure and buildings/site options to cater for the needs of multinational clients. Sligo is served by the metropolitan area network, a broadband telecommunications system which allows open access to all telecommunication providers and ensures a high quality service for all users.
Overseas companies in the North West include-: Abbott Laboratories (Medical Technologies), Elanco (Animal Vaccines), Stiefel Laboratories (Skincare Products), G. Bruss GmbH (Rubber Seals).

Institute of Technology Sligo has a student population of 6,000 (full & part time) producing c.1,800 graduates a year across 3 schools of Business and Humanities, Engineering and Science. The Other Institute of Technology in the region located in Letterkenny has 3,300 (full & part time) students enrolled and produces c. 1,000 graduates each year. Other Third Level Colleges include St. Angela’s College in Sligo, linked to National University of Ireland Galway offering courses in Social Science, University of Ulster with its Campus at Magee College which is located approx. 161 Km (100 miles) from Sligo, North West Regional College located in Derry, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology and National University of Ireland Galway giving access to 48,400 students. FAS, Ireland's national training and recruitment agency, has a major training centre in Sligo producing over 700 graduates annually with a range of skills.

Sligo offers excellent lifestyle and leisure activities. There are six 18-hole golf courses/links in Sligo and three 1st class beaches. It is well served by quality restaurants and hotels with conference facilities. Its famous literary son W.B. Yeats is one of Ireland's most renowned poets. His work was heavily influenced by the surrounding landscape, prompting his famous refrain, "Sligo, Land of Heart's Desire."
 

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IDA Ireland’s Business Park has 10-Hectares (25 acres) offering a range of property options including a new production / office premises for sale or lease at highly competitive rates.

Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim is both the administrative and commercial centre of Leitrim. It is the largest centre of population in the County with population of 306,336 within a 60 km radius. It is one of the fastest growing towns in Ireland having grown by 25% in recent years.
Carrick-on- Shannon is strategically located on the N4 165 km (97 miles) to Dublin. Regional Airports at Sligo 55 km (34.5 miles) and Ireland West Airport Knock 75 km (46 miles) provide daily scheduled flights to Dublin and the UK.  Daily rail connections also operate between Carrick-on-Shannon and Dublin.

IDA’s Business Park in Carrick-on-Shannon has the necessary telecommunications, utilities infrastructure and buildings/site options to cater for the needs of multinational clients. Carrick-on-Shannon is served by the metropolitan area network, a broadband telecommunications system which allows open access to all telecommunication providers and ensures a high quality service for all users.

Overseas companies in Leitrim include Bank of America (MBNA) (Credit Card Processing); Mirror Controls International Ireland Ltd (Eaton) (Component Supply).

Carrick-on-Shannon is served by two third level institutes in the Region, situated in Sligo and Athlone with a combined student enrollment of 11,400 (full & part time) students with over 3,000 graduates. Both Institutes demonstrate excellent flexibility and responsiveness to meeting the skills needs of business and industry located in the area. Other Third Level Colleges include St. Angela’s College in Sligo, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, and National University of Ireland Galway giving access to 48,400 students. FAS, Ireland's national training and recruitment agency, has major training centres in Sligo and Athlone to serve skills requirements in Leitrim.

Carrick-on-Shannon offers excellent lifestyle and leisure activities. Situated on the shores of the River Shannon it is the cruising capital of Ireland and boasts a beautiful marina and also is widely acknowledged as an angler’s paradise with approx. 41 lakes within a 10 km radius of the town.
It offers excellent residential options for both sale and rent.
 

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IDA Ireland’s Business & Technology Park at Letterkenny
The Park consists of 36-Hectares (90 acres) offering new solutions and Greenfield site options to the inward investor.

Letterkenny is the administrative and commercial centre of Donegal. It is the largest centre of population in the County with an urban and rural population of over 25,648, rising in excess of 388,858 within a 60 km radius. It is one of the fastest growing towns in Ireland outside of Dublin.

Letterkenny is served by the N13 to Derry 40 km (25 miles) and the N14 which links with the N2 to Dublin 245 km (152 miles) and the N15 to Sligo 112 km (70 miles). Derry Airport, just 40 minutes away, has daily scheduled flights to Birmingham, Dublin, Glasgow, Liverpool and London Stansted with onward connections to Europe and the United States. The International and City Airports in Belfast, located 156 km (97 miles) from Letterkenny operate several UK and European routes. Continental Airlines have direct flights from Belfast International Airport to New York (Newark Airport) in the US.

IDA’s Business Parks in Letterkenny have the necessary telecommunications, utilities infrastructure and buildings/site options to cater for the needs of multinational clients.

The North West’s new connection into the International Communications network facilitates fast, low-cost and state of the art communications which makes the Region a more cost effective base for international business.

The project – called Project Kelvin - involved Hibernia Atlantic connecting into their existing submarine telecommunications cable which was brought ashore in Co. Derry thus providing two secure routes, one from NI to the U.S. and another into the UK.  This created the only diverse cable system offering secure circuits between Europe and Ireland with a protected ring between Ireland and the UK (via London, Manchester & Southport).  The project includes a Carrier Neutral Interconnect Facility or Telehouse in Co. Derry which allows telecommunication and other companies open access to the international link, including direct access to the Letterkenny Metropolitan Area Network (MAN).

Communications between Ireland and North America are now routed directly without having to use external networks e.g. through Dublin or London, thus providing the North West with faster response times at lower cost for high capacity broadband. 

The North West of Ireland including Letterkenny now has access to the same International services as found in major cities including Dublin, London, Amsterdam and New York.

Overseas companies in Letterkenny include, UnitedHealth Group (Healthcare Claims Processing); Pramerica Systems Ireland Ltd (Software Development Centre); Medisize Donegal Healthcare (Medical Products); Zeus Industrial Products (Medical Devices); SITA PTS (Software Development);

Letterkenny Institute of Technology in Letterkenny has a student population of 3,300 (full & part time) producing c. 1,000 graduates a year across 3 schools. The other Institute of Technology in the region is located in Sligo where 6,000 students are enrolled and c. 1,800 graduate annually. The University of Ulster (25,000 students in total) also services the area with 3,900 students enrolled at its Campus at Magee, Derry located approx. 40 km (25 miles) from Letterkenny. The North West Regional College also located in Derry provides access to approx. 25,000 students. FAS the National Training Agency have a Training Centre located in Letterkenny with an output of over 1,500 trainees per annum.

Letterkenny offers excellent lifestyle and leisure activities. There are six 18-hole golf courses/links within 30 km radius of the town. It is well served by quality restaurants and hotels with conference facilities and it offers excellent residential options for both sale and rent.