New mayo ida project gets the goahead

MAYO County Council has granted planning permission for a new €5 million IDA building to be located in Castlebar.

The development bill be constructed in a vacant, fully-serviced site owned by the agency at Breaffy Road in the town.

Reacting to the news, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said he  expects that work on the plant will begin in October and it should be ready for use by October 2016.

The building forms part of the government’s Regional Action Plan for Jobs. The IDA is rolling out a five-year €150 million capital investment programme to help attract more multinational jobs into each region.