Jobs boost as council announces community enterprise centre project

THE people of a West Cork town have received a boost on the job creation front after Cork County Council announced it is to provide a significant amount of money to construct a community enterprise centre.

Cllr Declan Hurley, chairman of the county council’s western division, said the local authority will be committing €350,000 from its Economic Development Fund — which was set up earlier this year — to provide a range of business development supports that will lead to increased job creation in Dunmanway.

The estimated cost of building the enterprise centre in the town is €800,000 and the remainder of the money is being provided by Enterprise Ireland and the local community.