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Join the Making Things Happen Project in Limerick for Financial Services Ireland's event at the Clayton Hotel. Explore the potential of the Mid-West region to become a thriving financial hub. Featuring Ed Walsh, Ezra Cornell, Brendan O'Regan, Tony Ryan, and more.
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Making Things HappenProject Atlantis Limerick 2020: Making the Mid-West a financial hub Financial Services Ireland, Ibec Clayton Hotel, Limerick 5 May 2017 Ed Walsh
Ezra Cornell “Undertake no small projects; they are so difficult to accomplish.”
LIMERICK TWENTY THIRTY DENIS BROSNAN CONN MURRAY
Durham 400,000 25 minutes 33 minutes Chapel Hill Raleigh 32 minutes
Population Triangle Park, North Carolina 2,250,000 400,000 1970 2015
Galway 400,000 45 minutes Atlantis Limerick 45 minutes Cork
Project Atlantis
3 ‘SMART’ Cities Interlinking e-Towns Rural Working/ Living
‘SMART’ Cities Cities where ICT contributes substantially towards making urban living ‘hassle-free’ and attractive
Galway 400,000 45 minutes Atlantis Limerick 45 minutes Cork
Galway Oranmore Ardrahan 500,000 Gort Ennis Newmarket on Fergus Atlantis Shannon Limerick 2025 Croom Charleville Buttevant Mallow Blarney Cork
Headford Tuam Athenry Galway Oranmore Spiddal Ardrahan Kinvara 700,000 Gort Tulla Ennis Corrofin Newmarket on Fergus Killaloe Atlantis Shannon Limerick 2030 Newport Adare Croom Kilmallock Charleville Buttevant Kanturk Mallow Blarney Midleton Bandon Cork Cobh Kinsale
National Spatial Strategy GATEWAYS & HUBS
Counterpole to Dublin • Atlantis a better place to LIVE and WORK! • Cities, towns, villages & rural life revitalised • Pressure off Dublin • WIN - WIN
ATLANTIS 5-year Investment • Motorways & roads €1b • SMART city initiatives €3b • e-Town competitive grants €1b Total €5b
Regional Action 2017 • Atlantis 11-member Working Party convened • City/Co Managers • Enterprise leadership • Action plan to Government Dec 2017
Government Action 2017 • Designate as Highest Priority • M20 Cork-Limerick Motorway • Broadband rollout along Cork-Limerick-Galway Corridor • €1b Atlantis budget 2018 allocation
Action 2018 • Establish Interdepartmental Committee Chair: Dept of Taoiseach Dept of Transport, Tourism and Sport Dept of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural & Gaeltacht Affrs Dept of Housing, Planning, Community & Local Gov Dept of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Dept of Public Expenditure and Reform • Establish Legal Vehicle ATLANTIS Ltd • Appoint CEO
Project ATLANTIS Legal Entity • Executive Board • 11 members • CEO • City/County Managers • IDA • Enterprise Leaders • Council • Mayors • e-Town leadership • University Presidents • IT Presidents
Wait no longer • Regional Cities & Communities together should do the thinking • Create the vision • Call the tune
Ezra Cornell “Undertake no small projects; they are so difficult to accomplish.”