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The west of Ireland’s largest innovation hub Platform94 celebrated a major success at the National Facilities Management Awards in Dublin on Wednesday, securing two prestigious national honours.

Taking place from March 2 to 6, Local Enterprise Week will see Galway’s Local Enterprise Office host 19 separate events over the five days, appealing to businesses of all sizes from across the county.

Platform94, the west of Ireland’s largest innovation hub, has announced a new international partnership with Sister, Manchester’s £1.7bn innovation district, establishing a dedicated Manchester base for Irish scaling companies through a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations.

Platform94 is delighted to announce the appointment of Joe O’Donovan as Fractional Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the latest addition to its pioneering Fractional C-Suite initiative. Joe brings a rare blend of financial strategy, operational leadership, and governance expertise, honed in some of Ireland’s most complex and high-growth environments.

Platform94 is thrilled to announce the appointment of Sue Gannon as Fractional Chief People Officer (CPO), marking a bold new step in our mission to provide world-class, on-demand executive expertise to scaling businesses throughout the west and northwest of Ireland.

Just six months after opening its first European base at Platform94 in Galway, global customer engagement leader CCI Global has announced a major expansion, moving from a three-desk startup space into a 30-person office unit. The new office space will provide the capacity needed to support CCI’s ambitious growth plans in the region, with room to scale their team steadily over the coming months.

In the early 1990s, Galway stood on the edge of an economic precipice. The closure of much of the Digital Equipment Corporation plant in 1993 sent shockwaves through the city. Digital had been more than just an employer—it was the beating heart of the local economy. Its closure threatened to rip the soul from a city that had become synonymous with innovation and tech progress. At the time, Galway’s future looked uncertain, even doomed. But history would prove otherwise.

Platform94, the largest innovation hub in the west of Ireland, has firmly established itself as a centre of excellence for scaling businesses. Its 66,000 sq ft headquarters in Galway city is home to over 85 companies and leads the regional charge in helping ambitious businesses scale internationally.

Platform94, the west of Ireland’s centre of excellence for scaling businesses, has this week published its first-ever Annual Report, capturing a landmark year of progress, purpose and possibility across the region’s innovation ecosystem.

In a major show of regional ambition and international collaboration, Platform94 last week hosted one of the largest UK market-focused trade events ever held in the region.