It's hoped a new partnership between the Western Development Commission and GMIT will provide a strong launching pad for new creative industry based firms in the Shannonside region.
CREW - or Creative Enterprise West- has recently appointed a first chief executive to drive the development of the creative digital enterprise sector in the west of Ireland.
Gillian Buckley is an investment manager with the EWDC which is headquartered in Ballaghadereen
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She says the new initiative could prove very successful for attracting large scale companies to the region:
