Economic Development & Employment

Economic Development & Employment

National and Regional Policy have earmarked Limerick and the Midwest Region as an important driver of national growth and a key regional centre in the Irish and European economy.

It is crucial that policies and objectives set down in the Limerick Development Plan provide the foundations to bring people and economic activity back into the city supporting the creation of quality jobs, in the right locations while creating a vibrant county with a high-quality environment.

A key focus of the plan will be strengthening our smaller towns and villages as well as rural areas by investment in services and policy support to return them to the strong, active and economically vibrant local drivers they once were.

The recent brand launch of ‘Limerick: Atlantic Edge, European Embrace’ aims to internationalise Limerick as a destination of inward investment, industry, tourism, education, the arts and culture and for people to live and work in.

Tourism is increasingly playing a significant role in the growing economy of Limerick. The Plan has a key role in facilitating the development of Limerick’s tourism potential.

Background Paper:

• Economic Development and Employment