Carlow A great place to live - work and visit INVEST IN CARLOW.

CarlowA great place to live - work and visit

INVEST

IN

CARLOW

OVERVIEW

CarlowA great place to live - work and visit

Population: 54,000 - part of S.E. Region with population of c500,000

Workforce of 120,000 within 30 miles

Immense Character and Natural Beauty

Significant Investment in:

Housing - Infrastructure - Education

Preserving the uniqueness of Carlow as a historical and cultural area

Balance between economic development and maintaining the rich social and cultural heritage that ensures quality of life

Carlow offers central location, young population, quality educational facilities, high quality affordable housing

LOCATIONUniquely positioned within the National Spatial Strategy linking the Eastern, South Midlands and South East Functional Areas

Located off the M9 Motorway – just 55minutes from Dublin ‘s M50

Wexford Town, Waterford City & Wicklow – less than 1 hour

Kilkenny, Portlaoise - 30 minutes

Good Train and Bus Service

Easy Access to Dublin Airport & Dublin, Arklow, Rosslare and Bellview Ports

LOCATIONA great place to live - work and visit

CARLOW

N

Waterford

Limerick

Cork

Galway

AthloneDublin

0 20 40 60 80 100

Kilometres

AccessCarlow to Dublin Airport:

60.8 miles / 1 hr 16 mins (AA)

Trains to Dublin – 8 trains daily each way

Buses – 10 each way from Bus Eireann and additional 12 each way Rapid Express buses

from Kavanaghs

Tipperary

Rosslare

Wexford

New Ross

Dungarvan

Carlow

Kilkenny

ClonmelCashel

Enniscorthy

QUALITY OF LIFE

A great place to live - work and visitCarlow

Clean Air – beautiful countryside

Good Traffic management and ease of access

Broad range of indoor and outdoor sporting facilities:-

Golfing - Walking

Boating - Tennis

Hand-gliding

Gaelic Football

Rugby

Soccer

Athletics

Fishing

Swimming


EDUCATION

2 Institutions of Higher Education:

•IT Carlow•Carlow College (St. Patricks)

Campus Innovation Centre

11 Post Primary Schools including one of the Country’s best Gaelcholaiste

41 Primary Schools

Good availability of Playschools, After schools Services

INFRASTRUCTURE

Good Road Access •M9 – strategic location•Good Rail & Bus Service to Dublin and other main towns•Good quality water supply sufficient to meet expanding needsSurface water disposal, Sewerage Treatment and solid waste capacity sufficient to meet future needs•Good Telecommunications Infrastructure•Dual Broadband - MAN•Current & future Electricity & Gas needs can be met•Teagasc Headquarters & Research/Biotechnology Centre


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ENVIRONMENT

Unique charm and rich heritage

Ireland’s Garden Trail

Carlows Pride of Place

Quality of Landscape

Ireland’s Tidiest County

Winner of IBAL (Irish Business Against Litter)

Entente Florale Winners 2001

Nations in Bloom Achievers



HOUSING & SHOPPING

Ample supply of good quality affordable Housing

Strong Commercial GrowthMajor Retail Multiples – Fairgreen, Tesco, Superquinn, Aldi, Lidl, Dunnes Stores, Primark, Shaws, Pamela Scott, Next, River Island, A Wear,Woodies, Homebase, Currys, Argos

Tesco – 4th largest grossing store in ROI


Unique amongst Ireland’s Counties the spirit of community pride and the close partnership of the community with the Local Authorities has enabled Carlow to progress and prosper

Our Philosophy:

“Pride in our County –

Pride in Ourselves”-

All are committed to success


PARTNERSHIPS

•IDA•Enterprise Ireland•Carlow County Council•Carlow Town Council•Carlow County Enterprise Board•IT Carlow•Carlow College (St. Patricks)•Carlow County Development Partnership•County Carlow Chamber•Carlow County Development Board•Local Communities

CURRENT AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT

A great place to live - work and visit

Carlow

Recent Developments

•Civic Vision

•VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art & The GB Shaw Theatre (€18million)

•County Museum

•Town Centre Renewal

•New Town Park

•Business & Technology Park – Merck, Sharp & Dohme

•€40m Shopping Complex planned for town centre

CURRENT AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT

A great place to live - work and visit

Carlow

Recent Developments

•New Regional Forest Park – 130 acres

•Ducketts Grove Castle – Great Gardens Restoration

•Altamont Gardens – 160 Acres World Class

•Carlow Ecclesiastical Trail

Why businesses and individuals are much better

financially living, working or locating in

Carlow

A great place to live and work Carlow


Lower for:• Renting• Commuting• Childminding• Service Charges

Pro BusinessPre Planning meetings

arranged at 24 hr. notice

Comparative Cost of Doing Business

Carlow –v- Dublin


SOME CARLOW INDUSTRIESKeenans, Borris See www.keenansystem.co

Autolaunch Ltd. See www.autolaunch.ie

Merck Sharp & Dohme See www.msdcarlow.com

Unum See www.unum.com

Whitelite Automation Ltd. See www.whitelite.ie

Netwatch See www.netwatchsystem.com

Carlow Brewing Company See www.carlowbrewing.com

Burnside Group; Oglesby & Butler; Hi Spec Engineering; ICL; Seerys

http://www.keenansystem.co/

http://www.autolaunch.ie/

http://www.msdcarlow.com/

http://www.whitelite.ie/

http://www.netwatchsystem.com/

http://www.carlowbrewing.com/

International Links

Twinning – Educational & Cultural Links

•Tempe, Arizona•Davenport, Iowa

•Dole, France•Northwich, UK

•Slovenia


Ducketts Grove

Teagasc Oak Park

Oak Park Forest Park

VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art & The George Bernard Shaw Theatre

Carlow Town Park


When you Invest in Carlow you will be investing in

• One of Ireland’s most dynamic and fastest

growing urban centres•Low Corporation Tax with additional tax

incentives available for specific functions•Ideally suited to international trade & services,

manufacturing , ICT, biotechnology, engineering &

office development


When you Invest in Carlow you will be investing in

•One of Ireland’s main centres of excellence in engineering•A skilled, well educated workforce, with relevant

technological and business skills•One of the highest concentrations of biotechnology

research and expertise in Ireland•A location of choice for international trade and services,

manufacturing and corporate headquarters and offices


Industrial / Business Parks In Carlow•Deerpark Business Park, Dublin Road, Carlow•Merck Sharp & Dohme, Dublin Road, Carlow•Askea Business Park, O’Brien Road, Carlow•Enterprise House, O’Brien Road, Carlow•O’Brien Road – Oglesby & Butler etc.•Carlow Gateway, Athy Road, Carlow•Strawhall Industrial Park, Strawhall, Carlow•Farranphlure Industrial Park, Chapelstown, Carlow•Ballinacarrig Business Park, Wexford Road, Carlow•Kernanstown Industrial Park, Hacketstown Road, Carlow•Lorglen Business Park, Hacketstown Road, Carlow•Barrowside Business Park, Graiguecullen•Carlow Business Park, Graiguecullen•Shamrock Business Park, Graiguecullen•Bagenalstown Industrial Park, Royal Oak Road, Bagenalstown•Bagenalstown Business Park, Royal Oak Road, Bagenalstown•Tullow Industrial Park, Bunclody Road, Tullow•Tullow Business Park, Rathoe Road, Tullow


Strategic Sites AvailableFormer P&G Braun Oral B Facility

Strategically located on Dublin Road, Carlow, within close proximity to M9 - for sale or to let. Area of 120m² (227,335sq.ft.) on a Site of 11.9 Hectares (29.2 Acres). This significant industrial complex comprises a series of interconnected manufacture and warehouse buildings totalling some 227,335sq.ft.. All mains services are available to the site, including three phase power. The lands are zoned for “Mixed Use Employment Generating Uses”


Strategic Sites Available

“Carlow Gateway”

This site comprises a total of 135 hectares (333 acres) on the east and west banks of the River Barrow, strategically located on the Athy Road, Carlow. Circa 85 hectares (210 acres) are located in the County Carlow administrative area and the remainder is located in County Laois. The principal objective of the Carlow Gateway is to bring about the regeneration of the lands, comprising an Enterprise Zone


Property OptionsSothern Real Estate Alliance, Carlow www.sothern.ie

Sherry Fitzgerald McDermott, Carlow www.sherryfitz.ie

Kehoe Auctioneers, Carlow www.kehoe.ie

DNG McCormack Properties, Carlowwww.mccormackgroup.ie

O’Farrell Auctioneers, Carlowwww.ofarrellauctioneers.ie

Thomas M. Byrne & Son, Carlowwww.tmbyrneauct.com

Dawson Real Estate Alliance, Tullow www.dawson.ie


For Further Information

Contact Bernie or Anna:

Business Support Unit, Carlow Local Authorities

Tel: 059 9170396 / 059 9170319

E mail: [email protected]

Web: www.carlow.ie

See also:

“A Day in the Life” on www.carlow-ceb.com

www.itcarlow.ie

www.carlowtourism.com

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.carlow.ie/

http://www.carlow-ceb.com/

http://www.itcarlow.ie/

http://www.carlowtourism.com/

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