Table 3.3 | Key Towns
SPA
KEY TOWN
Strategic Attributes
South-West
Tralee
Scale, county town, significant zone of influence
Killarney
Significant sub regional role, key national tourism town.
Mallow
Significant sub regional role, transport hub.
Clonakilty
Key sub regional role in network of strong towns, significant employment role with potential enhanced role in combination with other West Cork settlements such as Skibbereen and Bantry as service centres for West Cork. Scale, county town, significant zone of influence, synergy with Limerick, Shannon and Galway. Significant Employment Location, county town and major synergies with MASP area. Significant employment potential, regional and inter-regional connectivity. significant employment location, significant synergy with North Kerry towns. County town,
Mid-West
Ennis
Nenagh
Thurles
Newcastle West
South-East
Kilkenny
Scale, county town, significant zone of influence.
Carlow
Scale, county town, interregional role.
Wexford
Scale, county town, significant zone of influence.
Clonmel
Scale, county town, significant employment location.
Dungarvan
County town, significant sub regional role and synergy with East Cork.
Gorey
Strategic location, sub regional role.
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