National Development Plan key for Cork to become 'talent capital'

Housing and public transport deficits need addressing urgently if Cork is to overtake Dublin as the leading job growth region by 2022, as predicted by a recruitment expert.

Cork Chamber said tangible progress on projects in the National Development Plan (NDP) had to become evident if the region was to claim its spot as the "talent capital" of the Republic -- a claim made at a major HR conference in Cork.