The research was carried out on behalf of the local development company, Comhlucht Forbartha na nDéise, by a team from Cork Institute of Technology.

A 'Ceanneagraíocht' or lead-organisation is selected by Údarás na Gaeltachta to develop a language plan aimed at increasing the use of Irish in their community.

[citation needed] In 2011 there were 121 people employed in a full-time capacity in Údarás na Gaeltachta client companies in the Waterford Gaeltacht.

[4] By 2019, 149 people were employed full time in client companies of Údarás na Gaeltachta in the Waterford Gaeltacht.

[5][full citation needed] Tourism is an important part of the local economy in Gaeltacht na nDéise.

In 1995, for the 150th commemoration of the famine, a memorial was created which was inscribed with part of Máire Ní Dhroma's poem, Na Prátaí Dubha.

This report was part of a wider tourism development project in the Gaeltacht that was largely funded by Waterford Leader Partnership.

[7][full citation needed] As a result of this, a new tourism development committee, An Coiste Fáilte, which is a sub-committee of Comhlucht Forbartha na nDéise has recently been established in the area.

Projects undertaken by this group include the development of Reilig an tSléibhe, the local Famine Graveyard, Aonach an Phátrúin, a Christmas Market organised on the Patron Saint's day in the area and the development of the areas presence as part of the new Ireland's Ancient East initiative.