Maritime and energy project gets €1.3m boost

The Government has sanctioned a €1.3m investment to provide vital infrastructure at a national maritime and energy research cluster which aims to create 4,000 jobs by 2025.

The money will be spent in and around the Irish Maritime and Energy Resource Cluster (IMERC) campus in the lower harbour area in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, to develop serviced sites — with access roads, wireless facilities, and broadband — to specifically attract foreign direct investment.

IMERC is a partnership between scientists drawn from Cork Institute of Technology, University College Cork, and the Irish Naval Service.