By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY and the South East are being left to lag behind the rest of the country due to the Government’s investment in the region, according to Labour leader Brendan Howlin. “It is truly shocking that the Government has no significant infrastructure investment plans for the region that needs it most,” he said. […]
By COLIN BARTLEY EARNINGS in Kilkenny are just 75% the national average, while the South East as a whole earns just half the national average. That’s according to a major economic survey focusing on counties in the South East region. The South East Economic Monitor, written by Waterford Institute of Technology academics found people in […]
A NEW report has again highlighted the attractiveness of Kilkenny and the South East for companies looking to set up in the region. The study by the South East Economic Monitor reveal graduate salaries in the region (€33,710) are 1.3% lower than in Dublin (€34,153) – a different of around €440 per year. This comes […]