Minister Humphreys visits series of development projects in Dundalk area

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, was in north Louth today, where she will visit a series of rural development projects, funded by her Department.

The Minister visited Roche Emmet’s GAA club for the launch of a broadband connection point; the Hill of Faughart for the unveiling of a LEADER-funded project, and also Cooley Kickhams Complex, Monksland, Carlingford for another launch of a broadband connection point.

As part of her visit, Minister Humphreys launched the Connected Hubs Showcase Day held at the Creative Spark Downtown Hub, a centre for creativity and innovation in Dundalk. Hubs across the country opened their doors today for a national Connected Hubs Showcase Day.

The event focused on remote working and town regeneration and heard directly from workers and businesses who are regular users of digital hubs.

Hubs across the Connected Hubs network displayed the variety and regional diversity with a focus on promoting why their hub and locality are great places for remote workers. The open day took place in support of the Government’s national campaign promoting Remote Work and is likely to become an annual event in the Connected Hubs calendar.  

Connected Hubs is a flagship initiative led by Minister Humphreys and the Department of Rural and Community Development and implemented by the Western Development Commission. The initiative will connect and deepen the remote working infrastructure across rural Ireland.

The network now has 315 hubs across the country registered on its online platform. One of the aims of the Connected Hubs initiative is to create a shared platform and brand and to raise awareness of hubs, the services they offer and the opportunities to relocate to, or establish a business from anywhere in Ireland, as well as developing and raising awareness of hubs as convenient and professional distributed workplaces.