CREATIVE SLIGO

One of the overarching objectives of the Board is to develop Sligo’s profile to ensure that the County is profiled as an attractive place to visit, live, work and invest in raising the profile of Sligo. The Board played an integral role in the development of the www.sligo.ie portal which provides targeted on-line information on services and events in Sligo for the interest of people sourcing details on business and enterprise, education, tourism, public services and current events in Sligo.

The site contains topical information on tourism, business and enterprise, education and public services, and will be an important resource in promoting Sligo to a global audience.

Sligo’s attractive location and its pool of creative talent are highlighted by the Board as unique assets of the County. Recent research from the Western Development Commission shows that Sligo has the second highest percentage of people working in the Creative Sector in the Western Development Commission Region at 4.2% of the county’s total employment. With this in mind, the County Development Board is looking at the role that creativity can play in the Economic, Social and Cultural Development of the County and has adopted the development of the Creative Sligo Initiative as one of its strategic priorities. The planning and implementation of this initiative on behalf of the county involves collaboration between the Department of Community and Enterprise and the Arts Service on behalf of the County Development Board.