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Western Development Commission

The Western Development Commission promotes economic and social development in the counties of Clare, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo.

The Western Development Commission Act 1998 established the commission for that purpose. S.I. No. 9/1999 appointed 1 February 1999 as the establishment day.

129 spending records on file.

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3.8/5

76% transparent

Machine readable 0.2/1

Descriptions 1.0/1

Uniqueness 0.6/1

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Supplier name 1.0/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
15 Jun 2026	Collins McNicholas	Recruitment	Purchase Order	Q2 2026	€23,985
21 May 2026	IPSOS	Survey Support	Purchase Order	Q2 2026	€23,281
29 Jun 2026	CREW	Creative Sector Initiative	Purchase Order	Q2 2026	€20,000
19 Jan 2026	Changeable Behaviour	Customer Experience Support	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€24,499
01 Jan 2026	BigO	Marketing Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€235,000
19 Jan 2026	Unmute Marketing	Marketing Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€20,498
13 Jan 2026	C&AG	Auditor	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€21,600
12 Jun 2025	bigO creative Ltd t/a bigO	Connected Hubs Marketing Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€80,811
20 Jun 2025	Collins McNicholas	Recruitment	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€23,985
02 Jul 2025	Fastlane Audio Visual	Tech Production - National Hub Summit 2025	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€26,143
02 Jul 2025	HCS Business Solutions	IT Support Fee	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€39,491
24 Jul 2025	Changeable Behaviour	Customer Experience Support	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€30,134
15 Aug 2025	Brian Duignan	Video Support for WDC	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€29,520
17 Aug 2025	Moore Ireland	Finance Support	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€22,755
15 Sep 2025	Innovela	Specialist services to assess infrastructure options and pathways for the rollout of green hydrogen (H2) mobility	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€21,951
30 Sep 2025	People & Place	An Interactive Creative Sector Map for the West of Ireland	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€27,675
24 Feb 2025	Dundara Productions Ltd	Media Production	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€24,000
31 Mar 2025	RCK (Regional Council of Kainuu)	Nlite Project Partner payment claim 2	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€26,765
31 Mar 2025	KAMK (Kajaani University of Applied Sciences)	Nlite Project Partner payment claim 2	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€67,304
07 Oct 2025	bigO creative Ltd t/a bigO	Connected Hubs Marketing Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€61,500
07 Oct 2025	bigO creative Ltd t/a bigO	Connected Hubs Marketing Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€61,063
29 Oct 2025	Indecon	Analysis of the Socio and Economic Impact of the Western Investment Fund 25 years of Innovative Regional Investment	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€30,750
13 Nov 2025	Ambit Compliance	Data Protection Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€49,594
21 Nov 2025	QMP Consulting Limited	Scoping Exercise on Diasporra	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€25,166
04 Dec 2025	Comhoibriu CLG	Landing Studio	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€24,600
05 Dec 2025	Magenta Renewables Consultancy Ltd	Assessing Offshore Wind Infrastructure Development Requirements for the Western Region	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€24,800
18 Dec 2025	Galway City Innovation District (at The Portershed)	2026 Programme of Events Sponsorship	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€24,600
18 Dec 2025	Buymedia	Media Buying Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€43,050
19 Dec 2025	Kooba	Website Redevelopment	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€59,040

^* Payment date may be the end of the reporting quarter when the entity does not publish an exact date.

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