Prospects for Irish regions and counties: scenarios and implications

Diverse neighbourhoods: an analysis of the residential distribution of immigrants in Ireland

“…The report also concludes that the migrant population is highly concentrated in urban areas and neighbourhoods where there is a plentiful supply of private rented accommodation. Previous research in this area has suggested that achieving a more balanced regional development of employment opportunities and housing would be an effective way of dispersing the immigrant population (Morgenroth, 2018).…”

“…It proposes that 75 per cent of the growth should occur outside Dublin and its suburbs. The plan envisages a strong role for the development of cities outside of Dublin, which requires a considerable increase in the housing supply in these 'second tier' cities (Morgenroth, 2018). A NESC report also highlights the need to develop employment policies that are responsive to the needs of local communities and employment sectors in order to better integrate households experiencing labour market difficulties (NESC, 2014).…”

It’ll All Come Out In The Wash: A No-Deal Brexit and Ireland’s Regional Imbalances

“…If we look at real total income as a measure of this expansion of economic prosperity, we can explore the nature of the divergence within income during the abovementioned time period. (Morgenroth, 2018) We can see that consistently over the time period from the early 1990's through to 2014, Dublin in particular and the surrounding Mid-East region in general frequently outperformed other regions, while the border region (of particular relevance to this paper) frequently performed the worst in the country. With the border region consistently struggling through this period, a period of relative economic expansion, it is likely that a situation wherein a no-deal Brexit and a hard border across the island will only further exacerbate the economic woes within this region.…”

“…Ireland is a complicated country in which to explore how its regions perform. Data collection on regional performance is frequently poor and difficult to access (Barrett et al, 2015), and in many cases the GDP distortions in Ireland's economy will likely obscure the reality (Morgenroth, 2018) Indeed, some scholars go as far as to state that Ireland's real economy should be disentangled from what essentially are "paper transactions" taking place almost exclusively within the MNC sectorthe nature of which do little to provide an accurate reflection of the skewed structure of Ireland's economy (FitzGerald, 2019).…”

Reforming local government: Past, present and future

“…Ireland has not been immune to such debates. Various sources have highlighted the importance of city regions as motors of economic growth and innovation, as well as acting as transport, communications, cultural and educational hubs for the wider region (Morgenroth, 2018;National Competitiveness Council, 2009;National Economic and Social Council, 2008). The National Planning Framework also recognises the role that city regions play as a focal point for mobile investment and the need for more concentrated growth of Irish cities to create larger centres of scale (Government of Ireland, 2018).…”