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Business Profile

WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL

Wexford County Council vibrant artistic community, located in six months’ time, not
provides a wide range of essential a unique history and culture, in two or three years, so we need
services to the public and it’s also a place where strangers to be able to say to them: ‘there’s
business community in County receive a great welcome. One an office unit that’s already built
Wexford. Tom Enright, Chief major advantage that Wexford which would suit you’ or ‘here
Executive, speaks about the has is proximity to our capital are some industrial units that are
close working relationships with city, Dublin. Gorey and north available and are the right size’.
the Chambers and enterprise County Wexford is only an hour Getting to that stage of providing
agencies such as the IDA and from Dublin and its international ready-made property solutions for
Enterprise Ireland in attracting airport, and the proposed new or expanding businesses is
investment and employment to completion of the Enniscorthy a major priority for the Council
the county. bypass will reduce the journey time and we have advanced plans in
from Wexford town to Dublin to place for a major new business
The Council’s Local Enterprise
Office provides grant aid and other around 90 minutes. Then there park at Trinity Wharf in Wexford,
supports to micro-enterprise. “We is the bypass being constructed advanced technology buildings
are very proud of the fact that around the town of New Ross, a in New Ross and a new 40 acre
many well known international €230 million project which will business park in Enniscorthy.”
companies have chosen Wexford increase connectivity between Lease rates on commercial property
as their base and that they find Wexford and Waterford and are much less than they are in the
Wexford an excellent place for Wexford and Cork, along with the greater Dublin area and that helps
their businesses to operate, prosper rest of the southwest of Ireland.” keep the cost of doing business in
and grow,” says Tom. “Wexford Not only is the county well Wexford at very competitive levels.
is a very attractive location where connected in terms of transport, “Ireland’s skill base has been an
people experience an unrivalled Tom says, but Wexford is one of important feature of our success. It
quality of life enhanced by two locations nationally in the is key to encouraging international
companies to establish European
rollout of a €20 million investment
wonderful natural scenery, a
‘‘ One major speeds of up to 75MB available to manufacturing facilities here. The
in high fibre broadband, with
and global headquarters, and
southeast region of Ireland has a
14,000 premises in urban areas.
population of 500,000 and, of the
“In Wexford we pride ourselves
available workforce, over 23pc have
on being very supportive of
advantage that
business, innovation and
third-level qualifications. Wexford
entrepreneurship. One
is located close to both Waterford
Wexford has is proximity
the County Council
dedicated third-level campus in
to our capital city... important area where and Carlow IT, and hosts a
Wexford town. In 2015, there
plays a key role is in
the proposed completion sourcing property were in excess of 16,000 students
for companies.
across the third-level institutions
of the Enniscorthy bypass Businesses want in the region. In addition, top Irish
to know
universities such as Trinity College
motorway will reduce the where they Dublin and University College
are going
Dublin are within easy commuting
journey time from Wexford town to be distance. A readily available, skilled
employee base is a consistent
to Dublin to around 90 minutes ’’ retainer of businesses for Wexford.
Tom Enright, CE, Wexford County Council All of this combined has ensured
that the beautiful, historic and

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