Skibbereen plans to be hub for Ireland's tech future

There’s seldom a dull moment in Skibbereen these days, and the West Cork town might just be getting a little bit more cosmopolitan in the near future.

One week on from the epic homecoming for Olympic rowing heroes Gary and Paul O’Donovan, all eyes were on another local star, the Ludgate Hub, which has been at the centre of a drive for all things digital.

The Hub, based in a former bakery and cinema, has already attracted users from multinational firms such as Facebook, Google, and Pfizer. Yesterday, CEO of the Ludgate initiative, Gráinne Dwyer, said that the Ludgate might shortly be welcoming its first people from Silicon Valley.