Digital Ireland Network

Digital First Day

‘Digital First’ Day will see a wide range of events taking place from the tip of Donegal to the toe of Kerry

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Gréasán Digiteachnah Éireann

Reimagining Rural Ireland

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“Digital first allowed me to move out of the big smoke and across the country to raise my kids in a small village by the sea on the west coast of Ireland, without worrying about how it would impact my career.”

Aiden McGale Sr. Manager, Zendesk

Digital First Communities

Our mission is to mobilise localities across Ireland around digital growth through their local

Promoting a Better Way to Live and Work in the 21st Century

A completely new way to enable localities and their communities of small traditional businesses and social enterprises to organically leverage the benefits of digitalisation through their local ConnectedHub.

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Empowering a vision for a vibrant rural Ireland

Our ‘Digital First Communities’ framework enables people to get behind their place for its future prosperity and attract investment, remote workers, home buyers, shoppers and visitors to their locality.

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Be part of our inaugural 'Digital First' Day taking place nationally on 16th November 2022 with the goal of "Putting the power of digital to work for your business, social enterprise and locality."

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Ireland’s inaugural 'Digital First' Day takes place this week!

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Our Rural Future envisions an Ireland which recognises the centrality of people, the importance of vibrant and lived-in rural places, and the potential to create quality jobs and sustain our shared environment.

Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025