Liberty Blue and our Community

At Liberty Blue Estate Agents we do what we can to make a positive contribution to our community. 

Buying Local and Supporting the Community

Liberty Blue Estate Agents believe in promoting the concept of local multiplier effect – money spent locally has a much greater impact – and implementing it at every opportunity. Liberty Blue contributes over €1 million annually to the local economy. This includes goods and services procured from contractors in the region of €500,000, direct goods and services for the business of over €200,000 and wages in the region of €400,000.

Promotion of the Region

Founder Regina Mangan, on behalf of Liberty Blue Estate Agents, has assisted the IDA and Waterford Council with foreign investment-related visits. One particularly successful visit involved the CEO and management team of West Pharma which resulted in West choosing Waterford as their Global Manufacturing Facility. 

The team recently secured €10,000 through Enterprise Ireland Innovation vouchers to fund the research and publication of an “Invest Waterford” document, used by Waterford Chamber to attract funding and investment.

Liberty Blue Estate Agents represented Waterford Chamber of Commerce on the David Mc Williams national television show, Republic of Surbia. The key messages Regina delivered were that people who live in Waterford compared to Dublin are €8,500 – €10,000 better off per year and staff retention in tech and pharma is 90% versus 55% in Dublin. 

Regina contributes regularly on local and national media on property and business matters and speak at prestigious events such as Crystal Valley Tech job summit and other Chamber and Bank events. 

Leadership and Support – building a sustainable business economy. 

Mentoring Sharing experience, knowledge and developing professional and personal growth with entrepreneurs through the Waterford Chamber of Commerce Leadership programme, students at Waterford Institute of Technology, Junior Achievement and LEO.  

• Voluntary Directorships: Both Directors have been Board Directors for the regional Chambers of Commerce. 
• Regina sat on the Local Enterprise Office Waterford grant funding committee for 5 years, is a former President of Network Waterford and Ambassador for Waterford City Council.
• Voluntary Judge Duties: Regina has been a judge for Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur Awards in Waterford and Transition Year business awards.

Community and Charitable Organisations

Helping community groups and charities to fulfil vital functions. 

• Pieta House: Helped secure terms for the first Pieta House in the region. Regina was Director of the Darkness Into Light Waterford event for many years. 
• Rotary: Regina is an active member of Rotary Waterford, running charitable activities for the community. 
• Down Syndrome Ireland and Waterford Marine Search and Rescue: support annually for fundraising campaigns.  
• St. Vincent de Paul: For the last 10 years Liberty Blue has run annual fundraising coffee morning for St Vincent De Paul and the WLR Hamper Appeal.

Environment

• Liberty Blue invests in technologies so clients don’t have to travel to their office, reducing the carbon footprint. 
• The company partners with Pinergy for greener, smarter solutions. 
• Communication is mostly digital, negating the use of paper.