A ‘moonshot’ plan for regional development?

Ibec Podcasts

English - January 31, 2020 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MB
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Maureen Walsh of DeCare Dental, Ibec’s Fergal O’Brien, and Cliff Taylor of the Irish Times on why Ireland urgently needs a visionary regional development plan. Also, Catherine Duffy, MD of Northern Trust, on scaling the company to 1400 staff in Limerick. Topics covered: successfully scaling business outside of Dublin; how regional development will boost quality of life both outside and inside the capital; the connectivity needed to support an all-island population of 10m in 2050; why Universities outside of Dublin must get more funding; and balancing planning law with the need for regional development.