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It was back in 2019 that Hub13 first opened as Wicklow’s first remote hub in the converted
What swung it was Huw’s description of the town’s
“It’s a wonderful achievement, making it to the finals of the Digital Town awards,” says Huw, “and it proves, if proof were needed, that the days of

Forward through the past… Hub13 at Jacksmill
aving recognised very early on that the arrival of the digital
age meant you no longer had to travel miles to connect, Huw O’Toole cleverly used his sawdust-covered family business to provide a bridge into our shared stardust-sprinkled future.
1870 sawmill sitting pretty on the O’Tooles’ longstanding family farm. The idea of breathing new life into this beautiful old building was a simple one for Huw O’Toole, and the fact that, as Hub 13, this historic Newtownmountkennedy landmark could also be a big part of the town’s future made the move too perfect to resist.
online portal connecting Newtown with five of its neighbouring villages sandwiched between Bray, Greystones and Wicklow Town. Alongside the proposed cycle paths and walking routes, there’s the strong growth in rural digital working hubs, which helps cut out everyone’s least favourite
middle-man, the N11, whilst also helping boost the local economy.
the long commute to and from work are, for an increasing number of people, a pain of the past.