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Creative businesses across the region have been urged by The Western Development Commission (WDC) to apply for an exciting new initiative aimed at supporting startups in that sector.

Starilum has been announced as the national winner of the 2025 Creative Business Cup Ireland, earning the opportunity to represent the country at the prestigious Creative Business Cup Global Finals this September in Copenhagen, Denmark. They will join startups from over 60 countries in a global celebration of innovation and entrepreneurship in the creative industries.

CREW (Creative Enterprise West) in partnership with the Western Development Commission (WDC), and Creative Business Network (CBN) of Denmark, has officially launched the second year of the Creative Business Cup (CBC) Ireland competition.

Construction is set to begin on a new innovation hub for creative technology startups and entrepreneurs at GMIT’s Cluain Mhuire campus in the second half of 2022, following the approval of planning permission for the project.

Niamh Costello formerly General Manager of Galway Technology Centre, has been appointed Chief Executive of the brand-new collaborative initiative CREW, which supports the Creative Digital enterprise sector along the Atlantic Economic Corridor.

Over 500 jobs will be created by innovation driven enterprises at the new AcademyWest at Galway Technology Centre (GTC), resulting in an annual €62 million boost to the west of Ireland over the next five years – and the facility is poised to act as a driver of regional growth in the technology sector.

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Ms. Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, visited Galway Technology Centre (GTC), in the IDA Business Park, Mervue, Galway on Tuesday. Ms. Mitchell O’Connor was accompanied on her visit by Sean Kyne TD, Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs and Natural Resources and Hildegarde Naughton TD.