Industrial growth in Mid-West is lagging

INDUSTRIAL growth in the Mid-West is falling dangerously behind other regions, the chief executive of Limerick Chamber of Commerce warned yesterday.

Maria Kelly said she anticipates the upcoming annual IDA report will bear out her fears about the decline in industrial growth in Limerick area, compared to Cork, Dublin and the Border regions.

“What I’m hearing in terms of growth is that we here in Limerick are at a quarter of what is happening in Cork and Dublin. We are lagging far behind in industrial growth,” she said.