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West Cork Development Partnership (LDC)

Local development company in Clonakilty and Bantry covering the Bantry, Skibbereen and Bandon-Kinsale municipal districts of West Cork.

Operates in Cork · 8 listed services

What they do

West Cork Development Partnership, headquartered in Clonakilty with an office in Bantry, delivers the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme 2024-2028 across the three municipal districts of Bantry, Skibbereen and Bandon-Kinsale. Through SICAP it helps disadvantaged individuals, including International Protection applicants, refugees and people affected by the Ukrainian conflict, access training, education, employment opportunities and support to start a business, while also supporting local community groups, social enterprises and youth. It additionally runs the TÚS work placement scheme, the Rural Social Scheme for low-income farmers and fishers, and the Rural Recreation Programme developing walking trails and outdoor amenities. LEADER activity for West Cork enterprise projects is delivered separately by Avondhu Blackwater Partnership, Comhar na nOileán and SECAD under the LEADER West Cork Local Action Group. Contact 023 8834035 in Clonakilty or 027 52266 in Bantry, or info@wcdp.ie.

West Cork Development Partnership lists 8 services on Irish Resource Hub in Cork. The listed provision covers service, training, advisory support, mentoring, and network. Its support includes Start a business, Grow and scale, Mentoring and advice, Digital and AI, and Skills and training. 1 distinct eligibility condition is recorded across those services.

Business support information

Where they operate

Recorded coverage for the following areas.

Types of support available

Listed provision includes service, training, advisory support, mentoring, network.

Who the support is for

Business stages
Thinking about starting, Startups, Established
Company sizes
1–9 people, 10–49 people, Sole traders
Sectors
All sectors
Audiences
Startups, SMEs, Community and social enterprises

Taken from this organisation's record and its published services.

Access and eligibility

SICAP support is restricted to residents of the Bantry, Skibbereen or Bandon-Kinsale municipal districts who meet a defined target group; LEADER enterprise support in West Cork is handled by separate implementing partners.

No organisation-wide eligibility rule is recorded. Eligibility is set by each individual service, so conditions vary by service and some support may not be open to every business.

Each distinct eligibility condition recorded for this organisation's services — check the service page for the full conditions.

The same conditions also apply to 7 further services listed below.

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Support offered (8)

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