North West

The Ibec North West regional office services members in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal in an area that has a population of over 237,000. Both Letterkenny and Sligo have been designated Gateway status and are the largest urban centres in the North West region. In addition to the Ibec services offered nationally, our regional office offers a ‘single point of contact’ for over 300 local members. Local services include practical industrial relations assistance including Ibec attendance at any third party representation. Your local office is also a mechanism to ensure policy issues of local importance are raised at a national level.

The Ibec North West regional office:

provides a comprehensive IR/HR service to members.
ensures the climate for business is improved by lobbying for measures to encourage enterprise and investment.
provides advice and information on a range of issues for individual companies.
focuses on regional issues particularly in the context of the National Development Plan, the National Spatial Strategy and decentralisation of the State’s activity.
ensures delivery of IBEC policies and services portfolio throughout the country.
meets the changing needs of the members at local and community level.
provides a forum for networking.

The current Ibec North West regional president is Ian Ireland, Chief Executive, Donegal Investment Group plc