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DONEGAL IRELAND A great place to live, work & do business... DONEGAL_IRELAND_CONNECTED_TO_THE_WORLD PROJECT KELVIN Contents DONEGAL_IRELAND_ _CONNECTED_TO_THE_WORLD 4. Introduction 20. Killybegs 30. Culture, Heritage & Arts 42. Donegal Diaspora 5. Welcome to Donegal 22. Letterkenny / Derry Gateway 32. Scenic Donegal & Attractions 44. Location & Infrastructure 6. Doing Business in Donegal 24. Connectivity 34. An Ghaeltacht 46. Business Support Agencies in Donegal 14. Education 26. Health Services 36. Recreational & Sporting Activities 18. Gaoth Dobhair Business Park 28. Donegal & Its People 40. Good Food In Great Places 02 | DONEGAL IRELAND Front Cover Image: Fanad Head Lighthouse Photography supplied by Wallace Media, Donegal Tourism Ltd., Brian McElhinney & The Mary from Dungloe Festival DONEGAL IRELAND | 03 DONEGAL_IRELAND_CONNECTED_TO_THE_WORLD Réamhrá Cead Míle Fáilte go Dhún na nGall Introduction Welcome to Donegal Donegal situated in the North West of Ireland is a great place in which to live, Welcome to our Donegal Prospectus which will introduce you to our county to work and to do business. Our new Local Economic and Community Plan has Donegal as a great place to live, to work and to do business. Donegal, situated set out a range of goals which will consolidate and further develop Donegal in the North West of Ireland is one of the most scenic and culturally vibrant in this regard. As can be seen from this prospectus, Donegal is a place of places in Ireland with stunning land and seascapes, excellent recreational spectacular beauty with world class businesses, a skilled workforce and a amenities, world class employment and investment opportunities and the positive and supportive attitude to enterprise and innovation. full range of services required for an excellent quality of life. We are a county which promotes enterprise and learning and which values our unique culture We have excellent connectivity and access in this region. Donegal has and heritage while seeking at all times to be innovative and forward thinking. Seamus Neely educational facilities from pre-school to third level which are of the highest Cllr. Ciaran Brogan Chief Executive standard and a range of social and cultural amenities which along with the Mayor of Donegal You will see profiles in this prospectus of some of the firms that are located great Donegal outdoors provide for a quality of life which is unmatched in Donegal and operating successfully on a global stage from this region. anywhere. The testimonials of these companies with regard to the advantages of living and working in this county are a source of satisfaction and pride to me as Donegal in the Republic of Ireland along with our neighbours in the Derry City Mayor of Donegal. & Strabane District Council area in Northern Ireland form the North West Gateway region. Our two Council’s adopt a partnership and collaborative We hope that you will consider Donegal as a place in which to invest, to come approach to development giving us a critical mass and facilitating best use of to work in or indeed to visit. resources for the benefit of the region as a whole. Beidh Céad Míle Fílte romhaibh go Dún na nGall. We hope that you will consider Donegal as a place in which to invest, to work and to visit and look forward to welcoming you here and to providing you with any further information and assistance that you might require at any stage. Cllr. Ciaran Brogan Cllr. Ciaran Brogan Tá súil againn fáilte a chur romhaibh go Dún na nGall, áit ar léith chun cónaí Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council ann, oibriú ann agus chun gnó a dheánamh ann. Seamu Neely Seamus Neelys Chief Executive Donegal County Council 04 | DONEGAL IRELAND Mount Errigal DONEGAL IRELAND | 05 DONEGAL_IRELAND_CONNECTED_TO_THE_WORLD Donegal boasts a wonderful environment in which to Doing Business in Donegal work and do business and is home to a range of local and internationally renowned companies. The following is a selection of such companies doing business in Donegal. Pramerica E&I Engineering Ltd. Pramerica was founded in Co. Donegal in E&I Engineering Ltd. was founded in 1986 in June 2000 and has over 1,250 employees. Derry, Northern Ireland by Philip O’Doherty. The company is a business and technology Specialising in manufacturing electrical power operations subsidiary of US based distribution equipment, its customer base was Prudential Financial Inc. - a financial services primarily in Ireland and the UK. leader with assets of more than $1.1 trillion and which also has operations in Asia, Since then, E&I Engineering has expanded Europe and Latin America. their engineering expertise and invested in a purpose built facility in Burnfoot, Co. Donegal, Pramerica consists of two diverse business now employing 485 staff. groups. Pramerica Systems provide a complete range of development, quality The company’s first global venture saw the assurance and systems engineering services establishment of PowerBar Gulf in the UAE in to Prudential Financial Inc. 2009. This enabled the company to develop partnerships in Europe, Asia and Australia. Pramerica also provides a wide range of E&I Engineering USA Corp was formed in Professional Business Solutions to business 2014 in South Carolina and will serve markets groups across the U.S. in areas such as in North & South America, Canada with the technical support, financial, legal and creation of 250 jobs. actuarial services. www.e-i-eng.com www.pramerica.ie SITA UnitedHealth Group Air transport IT specialist SITA, currently UnitedHealth Group is an American health employs more than 140 employees at its care company, which was voted “World’s development centre in Letterkenny. SITA Most Admired Company” in the Insurance designs and implements mission-critical and Managed Care category, by Forbes enterprise applications that are used every magazine, for the last five consecutive years. day in the global air transport industry from airport operations to passenger systems and It acquired PacifiCare in 2006, and has baggage management. Almost every airline since grown exponentially, due to its low and airport in the world does business operating costs, access to a large, skilled with SITA. labour supply, and the quality of life it offers employees. SITA’s portfolio covers every aspect of the industry from managed global With a current workforce of over 650 communications, to passenger, baggage, flight employees, the site in Letterkenny is now and aircraft operations, border management the largest in the Europe, Middle East and and air-to-ground communications. With a Africa region. It continues to expand in the presence at more than 400 airports around health care and IT arenas. the world, SITA provides a unique service to its www.unitedhealthgroup.com 450 air transport industry members and 2,800 customers in more than 200 countries. www.sita.aero 06 | DONEGAL IRELAND Pramerica, Letterkenny DONEGAL IRELAND | 07 DONEGAL_IRELAND_CONNECTED_TO_THE_WORLD Randox Medisize Doing Business in Donegal Randox Teoranta is a world leading blood- Phillips-Medisize Corporation science diagnostics R&D, engineering and Headquarters is in Wisconsin, USA and manufacturing company located at Dungloe, employ over 3,400 people in 14 locations Co. Donegal. throughout the US, Mexico, China and Europe including 250 staff at its Letterkenny Focussed on preventative healthcare and facility, which was established in 1981. the early and accurate diagnosis of disease, Randox research, develop and manufacture a Phillips-Medisize is a global-leader in wide range of laboratory capabilities, which outsource design, development and are exported to 145 countries worldwide. technology-driven manufacturing of a wide range of products for Anaesthesia, Critical Part of the global Randox Group, Randox Care, Neonatology, Emergency, Homecare Teoranta is a highly innovative life-sciences and Radiology. and engineering R&D and manufacturing centre which plays a key role in improving The company has annual sales of clinical decision making worldwide, thereby over $600 million with 80% of the total saving lives. revenue coming from drug delivery, medical device and diagnostic products including Randox is committed to Co. Donegal and plan insulin pens, glucose meters, specialty to expand staffing levels in Dungloe to 540 inhalation drug delivery devices, single-use by 2020. surgical devices and consumable diagnostic www.randox.com components. www.phillips-medisize.com Abbott The Abbott Diabetes Care (ADC) site Moll Industries Ireland was established in 2006 in Co. Donegal. Moll Industries Ireland is an independent, The facility spans 7,500m² on a 27 acre site Irish company owned by Helen and Michael outside Donegal Town. The site currently Masterson and based in Donegal Town. It is manufactures and distributes the worldwide an award winning custom Medical Injection supply of Abbott FreeStyle blood glucose test Moulding and Contract Manufacturing strips and employs a highly skilled workforce Company for Life Science and High Tech of approx. 250 people. Products. The site has been recognised nationally and The company positions itself as an expert internationally as one of the “Great Places to manufacturing, partner and outsourcing Work”. ADC actively contributes to the local solution for these industries and has achieved community with employees volunteering international regulatory certification to the and supporting locally based charities and Medical Device Standard ISO13485. schools. Moll Industries Ireland has continually ADC has achieved