A new study has warned that Ireland’s northern and western regions are facing being left behind in a “two-speed economy”. A report by the Northern and Western Regional Assembly found investment in the two regions across a range of sectors including, health, education, infrastructure and transport, was lagging behind other parts of the country. It claimed there were startling levels of inequality between the different regions which has resulted in the development of a two-speed economy in Ireland. The analysis also revealed that investment in third level education infrastructure in the Northern and Western regions was €141 per undergraduate compared to the national average of €197. In relation to transport, expenditure on national roads was €87,240km/h in the NWRA region in contrast to the national average of €116,054km/h.

Source: The Irish Times January 29, 2020 07:30 UTC