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D. LETTERKENNY MAIN DRIVING FORCES OF CHANGE 1. Relationship with Derry and Northern Ireland. 2. Significant non-national population (15%). 3. People relocating to Donegal for quality of life reasons. 4. Existing collaboration between local stakeholders. 5. Letterkenny Institute of Technology as one of the main drivers in the region. 6. Prime conditions for tourism and renewable energy generation. 7. Decline of manufacturing sector in the region. 8. Letterkenny serving as services hub (shopping, entertainment, education, healthcare and professional services) for the region. 9. A need to improve access to the region, mainly roads, rail and digital connectivity. 10. Transforming the energy and vibrancy of the town into confidence and vision. KEY PIVOTAL UNCERTAINTIES 1. Securing good access to Dublin and other destinations in Ireland, Europe and globally. 2. Retaining good quality of life in period of pressures arising from high growth. 3. Derry and Northern Ireland growing at the expense of Letterkenny. 4. Ability to develop stable employment base. 5. Return of violence in Northern Ireland. POTENTIAL IDEAS FOR PREFERRED VISION FOR LETTERKENNY Brand ‘We are Different Up Here’ Assets Strong identity and uniqueness characteristic for Donegal Existing vibrancy, community spirit & partnerships Potential Development of a distinct brand around quality of life and good work-life balance People and environment as the key focus for the brand Attracting people & investment by offering a different way of doing things Heaven of the North Beautiful scenery and natural resources High quality of life Arts and crafts traditions Development of specific tourism products based on natural beauty, heritage, culture and sports Establishment of ecocommunities and educational programmes Renewable energy production 180 Northern Alliance Close location to Derry and other parts of Northern Ireland Existing relationship with Derry Development of synergy with Derry and other towns in Northern Ireland in order to improve infrastructure and attract investment and skilled labour
FUTURE SCENARIOS FOR LETTERKENNY SCENARIO 1: “We are Different Up Here” (National scenario: THE SOW OF LIBERTY) Article in the “Letterkenny Link” newspaper published on 27 th November 2030. The year 2030 sees Letterkenny win the healthy and convivial city award for the third year running. When asked what has been the key to its success, Letterkenny City Councillor, Sean McBride stated that “we recognised that cities are all different. We also realised that all towns and cities are at different stages, with different resources and geographies as well as having different foresighting strategies”. He added that Letterkenny recognises diversity, and has come up with solutions that go along with economic grain in this particular region. Throughout the late 2000s, local and Border, Midland and Western (BMW) policy makers began to realise the value in truly embracing the sustainability ethic as opposed to continually advancing the concept as political rhetoric. Whilst the Dublin and the South Eastern region in general have been dominated by commercial and materialistic values, Letterkenny has taken an alternative stance to the prevailing wind of materialism and individualism that has swept across the State. Indeed, the entire county of Donegal is reputed across Europe for its orientation towards quality of life luring professionals to the North West and promoting the best in work and life balance as well as providing a green alternative way of living. Letterkenny serves as the national gateway to one of the most beautiful and unspoiled parts of the world. People no longer flock to Donegal to visit but to live. However, as a result of this fact a number of problems have arisen and the rural environment has become a contentious debate. By 2015, Western Europeans and wealthy Asians started purchasing homes in the Letterkenny area and surrounding environs and this led to tension between this ‘money spinner’ for locals and the cap on one-off rural housing. The contentious debate surrounding the rural environment begs the questions? What should its ‘function’ be? A post-productivity commodity to wealthy business men and tourists or a national jewel to be treasured? Who owns the Northwest? Another major issue at this time was the one-off rural housing contesting the Sustainable Rural Planning guidelines. Even back in 2007, the contentious debate was in place, be it positive or negative. Some aspects of the sustainable guidelines were welcome, for example, the drawing of a distinction between urban and rural housing and the development needs of rural areas were based on the desire to sustain rural communities. However, on the negative side, there was an increase in the building of individual one-off houses in rural areas with an individual septic tank. Such housing developments increased car use and ownership. Other concerns included the potential loss of distinctive rural conditions, cultural traditions, and heritage in the built form. All these arguments were voiced by the Irish planning Institute. This in turn became a political centre stage hot potato. 181
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F O R E W O R D, by Professor John
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents
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LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Traditional
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Scenarios for Ireland in 2030 “Th
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3.2 People The study’s point of d
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Prospects for Ireland Changes in th
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5 SCENARIO LOGICS Analysis of the d
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SCENARIO 2: WILD CATS OF EQUALITY
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than two thirds of all weddings are
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Martina Moloney Louth County Manage
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Appendix 2 LIST OF WORKSHOPS NATION
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