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Killybegs Marine Cluster Launch April 11 2022 Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue will be in Killybegs on April 11 to launch the Killybegs Marine Cluster. The Cluster was established in 2021. It is one of twelve on the Island of Ireland and part of Enterprise Ireland’s National Clustering programme which is 100% funded under the Regional Technology Cluster Fund (RTCF). The Killybegs Marine Cluster is the only dedicated Blue Economy cluster on the Island and is unique in several ways: 1. The Killybegs Marine Cluster has organically developed from natural resources, with commercial fishing being the base industry. Due to the geographical position of Killybegs on the north-west coast of Ireland, the port provides easy access to the richest fishing grounds in Europe. Killybegs also has the highest and most sustained wind speeds in Europe. 2. Killybegs is internationally renowned for its marine engineering capabilities which are revered throughout Europe. 3. Killybegs Marine Cluster has a unique ecosystem given the proximity of the members who are all within 1 square kilometre of each other.
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