Almost 45,000 properties lie empty in west, northwest and Border area
Region faces ‘catastrophic’ economic and population decline if trend is not reversed
Eastern and Midlands Regional Assembly: Taking the local view
‘Elected representatives sit on the assembly to represent citizens of the region’
Regional development plan forecasts 50% growth in population of Galway
Plan identifies Galway, Athlone, Sligo, Letterkenny as key growth centres by 2040
Selecting regional cities for concentrated development is a sound strategy
Opinion: Northwest was justified in its concerns about first draft of National Planning Framework
Planning for a population increase of 1 million people
New national plan ‘needs to create 660,000 additional jobs to achieve full employment and a predicted need for 550,000 more homes by 2040’
Area of Ireland to be designated EU European Entrepreneurial Region 2018
Eight counties in northern and western region receive recognition
Fears of favouritism as Dublin included in regional assembly
Four Dublin local authorities recategorised
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