Carlow

1. INVEST IN CARLOW Carlow A great place to live - work and visit

2. OVERVIEW Population: 54,000 - part of S.E. Region with population of c500,000 Workforce of 120,000 within 30 miles Immense Character and Natural Beauty Significant Investment in: Housing - Infrastructure - Education Preserving the uniqueness of Carlow as a historical and cultural area Balance between economic development and maintaining the rich social and cultural heritage that ensures quality of life Carlow offers central location, young population, quality educational facilities, high quality affordable housing Carlow A great place to live - work and visit

3. LOCATION CARLOW A great place to live - work and visit LOCATION Uniquely positioned within the National Spatial Strategy linking the Eastern, South Midlands and South East Functional Areas Located off the M9 Motorway – just 55minutes from Dublin ‘s M50 Wexford Town, Waterford City & Wicklow – less than 1 hour Kilkenny, Portlaoise - 30 minutes Good Train and Bus Service Easy Access to Dublin Airport & Dublin, Arklow, Rosslare and Bellview Ports

4. N Carlow Kilkenny Enniscorthy New Ross Tipperary Wexford Cashel Clonmel Rosslare Dungarvan 0 20 40 60 80 100 Kilometres Access Athlone Dublin Carlow to Dublin Airport: 60.8 miles / 1 hr 16 mins (AA) Galway Trains to Dublin – 8 trains daily each way Buses – 10 each way from Bus Eireann and additional 12 each way Rapid Express buses from Kavanaghs Limerick Waterford Cork

5. QUALITY OF LIFE Clean Air – beautiful countryside Good Traffic management and ease of access Broad range of indoor and outdoor sporting facilities:- Golfing - Walking Boating - Tennis Hand-gliding Gaelic Football Rugby Soccer Athletics Fishing Swimming Carlow A great place to live - work and visit

6. EDUCATION • 2 Institutions of Higher Education: • IT Carlow • Carlow College (St. Patricks) • Campus Innovation Centre • 11 Post Primary Schools including one of the Country’s best Gaelcholaiste • 41 Primary Schools • Good availability of Playschools, After schools Services Carlow A great place to live - work and visit

7. Carlow INFRASTRUCTURE A great place to live - work and visit • Good Road Access • M9 – strategic location • Good Rail & Bus Service to Dublin • and other main towns • Good quality water supply sufficient to meet expanding needs • Surface water disposal, Sewerage • Treatment and solid waste capacity sufficient to meet future needs • Good Telecommunications Infrastructure • Dual Broadband - MAN • Current & future Electricity & Gas needs can be met • Teagasc Headquarters & Research/Biotechnology Centre

8. Carlow ENVIRONMENT A great place to live - work and visit Unique charm and rich heritage Ireland’s Garden Trail Carlows Pride of Place Quality of Landscape Ireland’s Tidiest County Winner of IBAL (Irish Business Against Litter) Entente Florale Winners 2001 Nations in Bloom Achievers

9. HOUSING & SHOPPING Ample supply of good quality affordable Housing Strong Commercial Growth Major Retail Multiples – Fairgreen, Tesco, Superquinn, Aldi, Lidl, Dunnes Stores, Primark, Shaws, Pamela Scott, Next, River Island, A Wear,Woodies, Homebase, Currys, Argos Tesco – 4th largest grossing store in ROI Carlow A great place to live - work and visit

10. Carlow A great place to live - work and visit Unique amongst Ireland’s Counties the spirit of community pride and the close partnership of the community with the Local Authorities has enabled Carlow to progress and prosper Our Philosophy: “Pride in our County – Pride in Ourselves”- All are committed to success

11. PARTNERSHIPS • IDA • Enterprise Ireland • Carlow County Council • Carlow Town Council • Carlow County Enterprise Board • IT Carlow • Carlow College (St. Patricks) • Carlow County Development Partnership • County Carlow Chamber • Carlow County Development Board • Local Communities Carlow A great place to live - work and visit

12. Carlow CURRENT AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT • Recent Developments • Civic Vision • VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art & The GB Shaw Theatre (€18million) • County Museum • Town Centre Renewal • New Town Park • Business & Technology Park – Merck, Sharp & Dohme • €40m Shopping Complex planned for town centre A great place to live - work and visit

13. Carlow CURRENT AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT • Recent Developments • New Regional Forest Park – 130 acres • Ducketts Grove Castle – Great Gardens Restoration • Altamont Gardens – 160 Acres World Class • Carlow Ecclesiastical Trail A great place to live - work and visit

14. Carlow A great place to live and work Why businesses and individuals are much better financially living, working or locating in Carlow

15. Carlow A great place to live - work and visit Comparative Cost of Doing Business Carlow –v- Dublin • Lower for: • Renting • Commuting • Childminding • Service Charges • Pro Business • Pre Planning meetings arranged at 24 hr. notice

16. Carlow A great place to live - work and visit SOME CARLOW INDUSTRIES Keenans, Borris See www.keenansystem.co Autolaunch Ltd. See www.autolaunch.ie Merck Sharp & Dohme See www.msdcarlow.com Unum See www.unum.com Whitelite Automation Ltd. See www.whitelite.ie Netwatch See www.netwatchsystem.com Carlow Brewing Company See www.carlowbrewing.com Burnside Group; Oglesby & Butler; Hi Spec Engineering; ICL; Seerys

17. Carlow A great place to live - work and visit • International Links • Twinning – Educational & Cultural Links • Tempe, Arizona • Davenport, Iowa • Dole, France • Northwich, UK • Slovenia

18. Ducketts Grove

19. Ducketts Grove

20. Teagasc Oak Park

21. Teagasc Oak Park

22. Oak Park Forest Park

23. VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art & The George Bernard Shaw Theatre

24. Carlow Town Park

25. Carlow Town Park

26. Carlow A great place to live - work and visit When you Invest in Carlow you will be investing in • One of Ireland’s most dynamic and fastest growing urban centres • Low Corporation Tax with additional tax incentives available for specific functions • Ideally suited to international trade & services, manufacturing , ICT, biotechnology, engineering & office development

27. Carlow A great place to live - work and visit When you Invest in Carlow you will be investing in • One of Ireland’s main centres of excellence in engineering • A skilled, well educated workforce, with relevant technological and business skills • One of the highest concentrations of biotechnology research and expertise in Ireland • A location of choice for international trade and services, manufacturing and corporate headquarters and offices

28. Carlow A great place to live - work and visit Industrial / Business Parks In Carlow • Deerpark Business Park, Dublin Road, Carlow • Merck Sharp & Dohme, Dublin Road, Carlow • Askea Business Park, O’Brien Road, Carlow • Enterprise House, O’Brien Road, Carlow • O’Brien Road – Oglesby & Butler etc. • Carlow Gateway, Athy Road, Carlow • Strawhall Industrial Park, Strawhall, Carlow • Farranphlure Industrial Park, Chapelstown, Carlow • Ballinacarrig Business Park, Wexford Road, Carlow • Kernanstown Industrial Park, Hacketstown Road, Carlow • Lorglen Business Park, Hacketstown Road, Carlow • Barrowside Business Park, Graiguecullen • Carlow Business Park, Graiguecullen • Shamrock Business Park, Graiguecullen • Bagenalstown Industrial Park, Royal Oak Road, Bagenalstown • Bagenalstown Business Park, Royal Oak Road, Bagenalstown • Tullow Industrial Park, Bunclody Road, Tullow • Tullow Business Park, Rathoe Road, Tullow

29. Carlow A great place to live - work and visit Strategic Sites Available Former P&G Braun Oral B Facility Strategically located on Dublin Road, Carlow, within close proximity to M9 - for sale or to let. Area of 120m² (227,335sq.ft.) on a Site of 11.9 Hectares (29.2 Acres). This significant industrial complex comprises a series of interconnected manufacture and warehouse buildings totalling some 227,335sq.ft.. All mains services are available to the site, including three phase power. The lands are zoned for “Mixed Use Employment Generating Uses”

30. Carlow A great place to live - work and visit Strategic Sites Available “Carlow Gateway” This site comprises a total of 135 hectares (333 acres) on the east and west banks of the River Barrow, strategically located on the Athy Road, Carlow. Circa 85 hectares (210 acres) are located in the County Carlow administrative area and the remainder is located in County Laois. The principal objective of the Carlow Gateway is to bring about the regeneration of the lands, comprising an Enterprise Zone

31. Carlow A great place to live - work and visit Property Options Sothern Real Estate Alliance, Carlow www.sothern.ie Sherry Fitzgerald McDermott, Carlow www.sherryfitz.ie Kehoe Auctioneers, Carlow www.kehoe.ie DNG McCormack Properties, Carlow www.mccormackgroup.ie O’Farrell Auctioneers, Carlow www.ofarrellauctioneers.ie Thomas M. Byrne & Son, Carlow www.tmbyrneauct.com Dawson Real Estate Alliance, Tullow www.dawson.ie

33. Carlow A great place to live - work and visit For Further Information Contact Bernie or Anna: Business Support Unit, Carlow Local Authorities Tel: 059 9170396 / 059 9170319 E mail: bobrien@carlowcoco.ie Web: www.carlow.ie See also: “A Day in the Life” on www.carlow-ceb.com www.itcarlow.ie www.carlowtourism.com