REMAKING welcomes new stakeholders in Ireland

The REMAKING project has expanded its stakeholder network in Ireland with the formal addition of Atlantic Technological University (ATU) and the Western Development Commission (WDC), two organisations with strong expertise in remote and hybrid working, regional development and the changing world of work.

Representatives from both organisations took part in a REMAKING Policy Event held in Galway on 18 September 2026 by our Irish partners from Trinity College Dublin (TCD), where they formally agreed to become stakeholders in the project. Dr Aisling Moroney, from the Western Development Commission, and Dr Sinead Kehoe, from Atlantic Technological University, attended the event, alongside Dr Teresa Hooks from Connected Hubs Ireland.

The involvement of ATU and WDC further strengthens REMAKING’s links with organisations actively researching and shaping the future of remote and hybrid working in Ireland.

Atlantic Technological University

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) is a multi-campus university serving the West and Northwest of Ireland, with research expertise in regional development, innovation and the changing world of work. Its research on remote and hybrid working explores areas including wellbeing, mobility, local economies and regional communities, closely aligning with REMAKING’s research agenda.

ATU and WDC are already collaborating on Connected Futures: The Economics of Remote and Hybrid Work in Ireland and its Impacts on Wellbeing, Mobility, and the Local Economy, a two-year national research initiative examining how new ways of working are affecting Ireland’s economy, communities and quality of life.

Western Development Commission

The Western Development Commission (WDC) is a statutory body promoting economic and social development in the West and Northwest of Ireland, with particular expertise in regional and rural development.

The organisation has been researching and promoting remote working for more than two decades and has played an important role in developing evidence around its implications for regional development. Its work includes Ireland’s National Remote Working Surveys, which have examined changing working patterns, employee preferences and the wider territorial implications of remote work.

WDC is also closely involved in the development of Ireland’s Connected Hubs network, which supports remote working infrastructure and aims to enable people to live and work within their own communities while supporting regional employment and local economic development.

The addition of ATU and WDC to the REMAKING stakeholder community will provide further opportunities for knowledge exchange between researchers, policymakers and organisations working directly on remote and hybrid work, while strengthening the project’s connections with the Irish regional development and remote-working ecosystem.