Limerick

:This article is about the city in Ireland. For other uses of the name, see Limerick (disambiguation).

Industry

Limerick is at the heart of the region dubbed "the Midwest". Also known as the "Shannon Region", this is primarily an economic and social concept. The region encompasses County Limerick, County Clare, North County Tipperary and Northwest County Kerry. The area is possibly the main economic region outside of Dublin and Cork. Its economic success has been driven in part by the University of Limerick, Shannon Airport in Co. Clare and Shannon Development (an economic development agency). Many multi-national companies are based in Limerick and Shannon Town. Dell have their major European Manufacturing Facility in Limerick, currently producing 30,000-60,000 units per day for export to the EMEA. This contributes 5.8% of Irish GDP (2002). Analog Devices have their European manufacturing base in Raheen industrial estate, 3km south-west of the city centre. The site employs more than 1,000 people.

Related Topics:
County Limerick - County Clare - County Tipperary - County Kerry - Dublin - Cork - University of Limerick - Shannon Airport - Shannon Development - Shannon Town - Dell - Units - EMEA - GDP - Analog Devices - Raheen

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See also: Economy of Ireland

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