Chambers want plan for urban Ireland in face of changes to working environment

'A city that will have potentially 40% fewer commuters in it each day'

In response to the ‘Our Rural Future’ plan, the Government’s blueprint for a post-Covid-19 recovery for rural Ireland, business voices in Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford have come together to ask for an urban equivalent. Picture: Larry Cummins

Ireland's urban areas will need an ambitious strategy that addresses the converging challenges of digitalisation, remote working, and the rapid pace of change in retail due to the pandemic.

That is the view of business groups across Ireland's five main urban areas that have come together to demand balance in supports during the post-crisis recovery period.