Ireland North West

About us

Ireland North West - Making Business Happen has the following clear objectives:

To develop a cross-border partnership commitment to regional economic development.
To generate new and additional investment leads in knowledge based areas for the North West.
To implement a series of initiatives on a regional basis designed to strengthen the SME sector and to enhance national and international competitiveness.
To develop the capacity of executives involved in local Economic Development delivery throughout the region.
To develop amongst managers and key strategic influencers the capacity, trust, insight and willingness to co-operate throughout the region on both sides of the border.

To achieve the overall objectives there are currently 4 distinct elements of activity:

Promotion of Entrepreneurship and new business starts.
Business Growth aimed at increasing the number of growth and export oriented businesses.
Targeting the North West Diaspora, nationally and internationally to generate new investment leads and stimulate economic development in the region.
Developing the capacity and capability of economic stakeholders to work collaboratively on a cross-border basis.

Each element will operate on a cross-border basis and will incorporate a range of activities throughout the duration of the project.

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To get updates on what is happening and to get invited / informed of our events please register your details.

Or contact one of the relevant executives below;

Barry Rooney
Enterprise Development Officer
brooney@donegalenterprise.ie
(Letterkenny) + 353 (0)74 91 60735

Peter Hollingsworth
Enterprise Development Officer
peter@north-westmarketing.com
(Derry) + 44 (0)28 71 352693

Aeidin McCarter
Development Officer - Diaspora Element
amccarter@donegalcoco.ie
(Lifford) + 353 (0)74 91 72497

Matt Peachey
Investment Officer
Matt.peachey@derrycity.gov.uk
(Derry) + 44 (0)28 71 376506