COUNCILPLANNING BREAKFASTEVENTTO BOOSTJOBCREATION
WICKLOW County Council hosted a breakfast briefing and workshop in a bid for further economic development and job creations in the Garden County.
The theme for the event, which took place at Druids Glen Hotel and Golf Resort, was ‘What can Wicklow County Council, State Agencies and Business Leaders do to enhance business opportunities in the county?’
The morning began with a welcome address from Cllr Edward Timmins, Cathaoirleach of Wicklow County Council, who said the council was ‘delighted with the level of engagement’ with the event.
‘It’s all about building relationships and we can tap into huge potential by working together,’ said Cllr Timmins.
He added that the business community needed a direct line into Wicklow County Council, especially to key decision makers, and encouraged more communication and cooperation between the local authority and the business community.
Frank Curran, Wicklow County Council’s Chief Executive, provided an overview of the future economic role planned for the county.
‘I believe that County Wicklow’s unique attributes and proximity to the Dublin market, excellent quality of life, human capital, tourism, landscape, agriculture, marine and forestry resource makes it the best location in Ireland for Industry and Enterprise. The council looks forward to working in partnership with the Business Community to deliver on the key objectives discussed,’ said Mr Curran.
Rachel Doyle, Managing Director of Arboretum, was the next guest speaker. Wicklow County Council’s new web portal previewed at the breakfast briefing and will play a key role in promoting the new ‘Wicklow’ brand, which will include living in Wicklow, doing business in Wicklow and visiting Wicklow.
‘We have responded to the feedback from the business community and provided a web-site which will act as our ‘shop window’ aimed at attracting investment to the county,’ added Mr Curran.
Guests also participated in a workshop on the key objectives chaired by MC Alan Shortt, Media Skills Ireland, after which any issues raised were discussed.