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Business Profile

WEXFORD CHAMBERS

Wexford town and county hosts business in a county like Wexford NEW ROSS CHAMBER
four Chambers of Commerce has the added benefits of a great
located in Wexford Town, quality of life, with arts, heritage, New Ross town is the gateway to
breathtaking scenery, secluded
Enniscorthy, Gorey and New tourism and nature at every turn;
Ross. All four are members a business community that works coastal bays and the rolling hills
of south Wexford. It is a thriving
of Chambers Ireland, the together for the improvement
country’s largest business of our towns, and most of all a town of 7,000 people and the
Chamber of Commerce in New
organisation. wonderful sense of pride in how Ross works closely with the
and what we achieve together.”
ENNISCORTHY CHAMBER town and the district’s business
GOREY CHAMBER community.
Enniscorthy is a market town and New Ross & District Chamber
continues to make strides with Gorey Chamber is the leading
new developments in industry business organisation of its kind is embedded in the corporate,
consumer and tourism sectors
and infrastructure. The Chamber in north Wexford, supporting
works with the District council to businesses of all sizes and sectors of the town and region, hosting
networking occasions, creating
promote developments in the area across the locality. Jim Hughes,
and relationships. Gorey Chamber President, business and tourism events like
the very successful Sunshine
explains that “services range from
Enniscorthy & District Build your Business meetings, Saturdays, a Chamber voucher
Chamber is the largest business scheme which has seen nearly €2
representative organisation in Lunch with the Chamber and million kept in the local economy
Business Start-Up to our annual
the town and is affiliated to since its establishment in 2004.
Chambers Ireland. Enniscorthy Christmas and Easter markets. John McSweeney is the New Ross
The Chamber also works closely
& District Chamber works for
the interests of business and for with Gorey Municipal District & District Chamber President
and told us about the exciting
and LoveGorey.ie.
the economic development of the
town and county. It is the stated Jim highlights Wexford’s location opportunities that are on the
horizon for the town. “New Ross
vision of the Chamber to make as key to success. “Business in
Enniscorthy a better place to do Wexford has many different is a jewel in the crown of the
BELOW LEFT business. attributes with an excellent road southeast region. The town has
TO RIGHT: a number of large projects about
Enniscorthy town, Chamber President Maree Lyng infrastructure, proximity to two to come to fruition including
shopping in Gorey ports and to two airports, it is
town and dining in shared with us her views on wonderfully placed as a location a Greenway, a Street Focus
New Ross business in Wexford. “Doing Historical Project and the New
for business start-ups, indigenous
industry and international Ross bypass which will all ensure
operations.” an even more vibrant town
centre.”

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