Bio-economy
• Tipperary has become a ‘European Model Demonstrator Region of the Bio-Economy’; • The National Bio-economy Hub at Lisheen, Co. Tipperary will enable industry, entrepreneurs and researchers to scale technologies that convert Ireland’s natural resources (including residues) to products of high value for use in a wide variety of sectors including food ingredients, feed ingredients, pharmaceuticals, natural chemicals, biodegradable plastics and more.
Refer to Chapters 4 and 5 which contains details and objectives on the Bio-economy.
Tourism
• The RSES supports the promotion of the tourism assets of the Mid-West SPA, subject to the outcome of environmental assessments and the planning process, which include, inter alia, the Hunt Museum, Adare Heritage Centre, the Milk Market, Ballyhoura Mountain Trails, Thomond Park, the Great Southern Greenway, the Frank McCourt Museum, Pery Square, Limerick Gallery of Arts, Foynes Flying Boat Museum, Red Mile, Ireland’s Lakelands, the Shannon Estuary and its islands, greenways, blueways, Munster Vales the Burren, Cliffs of Moher, West Clare NST tourism route, Loop Head, Bunratty Castle, Holy Island, Lough Derg, King John’s Castle.
Refer to Chapter 4 for further details and objectives regarding the tourism sector.
Education and Research
• University of Limerick (UL), Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT), Mary Immaculate College (MIC), St. Patrick’s College Thurles, Burren College of Art, Gurteen Agricultural College, Templemore Garda College and the Shannon College of Hotel Management are critical drivers of economic development and the fostering of an innovative, knowledge-based economy for the Mid-West SPA. Encouraging collaboration between higher education institutes, the Regional Skills Fora and the Educational and Training Boards of the Region presents the potential to develop people’s skills and knowledge in areas most exposed to technological disruption; • The RSES promotes Limerick’s role in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities and supports the spread of such initiative’s region wide.
Refer to Chapters 4, 7 and Limerick-Shannon MASP for further details and objectives.
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