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€75 Million To Transform Vacant Rural Buildings Into Working Hubs

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04:23 19 Apr 2021


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€75 million in funding has been announced to transform vacant rural buildings into remote working hubs.

Also, NUIG and the Western Development Commission have launched their third national remote working survey.

So the next step of the Remote Working Strategy aims to breath new life into rural areas.

That's by creating remote working hubs in vacant buildings.

Rural Development Minister Heather Humphreys says once-great buildings will be repurposed for modern needs:

 

Dublin Working Space Used To Be Concert Hall

Huckletree Collaborative Working Space on Pearse Street in Dublin sits inside The Academy.

Which once held a 800 seat concert hall.

Co-founder of Huckletree Andrew Lynch prefers the historic building to neighbouring modern designs

"Dublin culture's ingrained into this building, a bit more so perhaps than a big glass box office like down at the Docks."

Need For Good Quality Working Hubs

Meanwhile the third National Remote Working Survey has been launched today.

Chief Executive of the Western Development Commission is Tomás Ó Síocháin.

He says the previous two surveys shows a need for high quality hubs:

"So certainly there isn't a scenario where people who are working from their bed or kitchen table are in a position to do good work."

The survey is available on NUI Galway’s website.

Main image: eniemela on Pixabay

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