Ludgate digital hub to set up second centre and academy in West Cork

The country’s first rural digital hub, the Ludgate, in Skibbereen, is to open a second centre in West Cork and establish an “academy” to teach other communities how to set up similar initiatives.

Yesterday, its chief executive, Adrienne Harrington, declared that 2019 will be a game-changer for the centre, which, over the coming months, will begin creating 400 jobs and rolling out a digital skills programme to primary and second-level students all over the West Cork region.