New enterprise campus to create video gaming jobs
Sligo County Enterprise Fund welcomes today’s announcement of funding of €1,906,640 to the company under the Regional Enterprise Development Fund administered by Enterprise Ireland.
The funding is towards the development of a new 12,000 square foot campus, based alongside the company’s existing enterprise and technology centre at Strandhill.
The new campus will have a core focus on working with companies involved in the digital and video gaming sectors.
It will operate as a leading location in the region for entrepreneurs, businesses and start ups in this sector and provide a range of holistic enterprise and innovation supports to its clients.
The funding represents 80% of the overall cost of the project which will be almost €2.5m.
Vincent Nally, Chairman of the company, welcoming todays announcement said: “We wish to acknowledge the support of the Minister Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys and Enterprise Ireland in awarding this funding for the project.
“This is an exciting project for the company and will be our largest ever investment when completed.
“It will cater for up to 25 enterprises and over 100 employees working in the digital and video gaming industry.
“It will help to strengthen and cement the reputation of Sligo and the North West of Ireland as a leading location and hub for creative talent and enterprise.
“While the new campus will be located at Strandhill, this will be the hub of a much larger regional initiative where we will work with the sector across the North West region to develop it as a hub of international excellence in digital and video gaming.”
“I wish to thank all of our partners who have supported and worked with us on developing this exciting proposal and look forward to working with them in the years ahead to achieve this exciting new development in our region.
“The spirit of collaboration and cooperation speaks volumes of what we can do when we all work together”
The project, while lead by Sligo County Enterprise Fund is a strong regional collaboration of partners who have a remit and role in Enterprise Development and Promotion.
The project partners include: Sligo County Council, Enterprise Ireland. Sligo Local Enterprise Office, Institute of Technology Sligo, South West College Enniskillen, Sligo Chamber of Commerce, the North West Regional Assembly.