The Industrial Development Authority looks to attract new industry to Inishowen.
North Donegal has experienced its fair share of difficulties in terms of attracting job creation.
Textile industries have a presence here, but the current economic climate has created an air of uncertainty regarding their future.
The IDA (Industrial Development Authority) has invested significantly in Inishowen in the past decade, and seven hundred jobs are planned for the next two years.
The issue of the border is not insurmountable, the local community say and believe it is more
A mental barrier in the minds of planners in Dublin.
The port of Derry is thirty minutes away, and Larne is two hours drive from here. Both the IDA and locals are convinced that if investors come for a visit, they can sell Inishowen as a place to do business.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 16 July 1980. The reporter is Brendan Keenan.
