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Castlebar Voted The Best Place To Work From Home

Castlebar in Mayo has been named the best place in Ireland to work from home. Leixlip, Navan, Galway...
Caoimhseach Connolly
Caoimhseach Connolly

11:49 AM - 8 Dec 2022



Castlebar Voted The Best Place...

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Castlebar Voted The Best Place To Work From Home

Caoimhseach Connolly
Caoimhseach Connolly

11:49 AM - 8 Dec 2022



Castlebar in Mayo has been named the best place in Ireland to work from home.

Leixlip, Navan, Galway and Longford complete the top 5 best locations to work from home.

Castlebar topped the list, due to house prices being lower and access to high-quality broadband and 5G mobile phone coverage.

Switcher.ie's Remote Working Index, found the town had "reasonable house prices, a low crime rate, good access to health and top schools - it’s a great place to work from home and raise a family".

Castlebar, Co Mayo in June 2016. Castlebar, Co Mayo Picture by: Sebastian Wasek / Alamy Stock Photo

The study looked at the following factors:

  • Broadband speeds and 5G mobile coverage
  • Access to green spaces such as parks, woodland or coastline
  • The number of gyms, fitness and leisure centres
  • The number of cafes, coffee shops and food delivery services
  • Proximity to health centres, GP surgeries and top schools

The study, by price comparison website Switcher.ie, found Longford town was the cheapest place to live with average prices of €162,899.

Skerries, in north county Dublin, was named as the safest place to live with the lowest rate of crime per 1,000 people in 2021.

Towns were also ranked in terms of well-being and access to leisure facilities by looking at the number of gyms, leisure centres, parks and walks, per 1,000 people.

Top 5 towns for gyms, leisure, parks and walking were:

  1. Gorey
  2. Malahide
  3. Castlebar
  4. Longford
  5. Ballina


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