Plans to create a digital hub in Carrigart have moved one step closer with a planning application.
The 18 station hub on the town’s Main Street is set to attract small businesses from near and far.
Minister Joe McHugh has welcomed the announcement.
He said “The Carrigart Digital Hub was one of a number of projects in Donegal that got share of a €1.15million Government funding pot back in 2017,” Minister McHugh said.
“A lot of work has gone on behind the scenes since then to get this ambition and idea to where it is now.
“We are looking forward to a digital hub, on the Main Street in Carrigart, where people can work from with 18 workstations and a meeting room.
“This is planning for a future where remote working is more commonplace and it will complement the Government’s plans for rural broadband in every part of the country.”
Mr McHugh, Minister for Education and Skills and Donegal T.D. said the Government backed this ambition with a €200,000 grant under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme.
“It’s great to see that coming to the planning stage and especially with everything that it will bring and the new opportunities for economic growth in a rural area,” he added.
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