Arts Ball aims to raise €11,000 for charity
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
Tickets for the annual NUI Galway Arts Ball will go on sale next week, with organisers hoping the event will raise some €11,000 for charity.
Read more ...Your Career, Your Choices
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
Q: Next week I’m going for a job where I’m being interviewed by three people I know very well. I work with all three, and in fact one of them is a previous boss of mine. All four of us work in the same company and sometimes socialise together. My fear is I will not be able to perform due to being self-conscious in front of these people who know me so well. I almost feel like they won’t take me seriously. (DR, Email)
Read more ...Begin the journey to a healthier, slimmer, you with Motivation Weight Management
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
It is mid-January, the waistline is giving the tell-tale signs of the festive over-indulgences, and you’re thinking it is about time to do something about it. Where to start? Well, if you are looking for expert advice as well as the key ingredient of easy-to-follow food programmes then the Motivation Weight Management clinics in Galway city and Tuam are a good place to begin the journey to a healthier slimmer new you.
Read more ...Make it your business to visit TechStar
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
TechStar, the new PC and laptop repair store located on Dock Road in Galway, is on hand for all IT woes and worries for businesses in 2012.
In business it is important to ensure your laptops and computers are performing to the best of their ability at all times, and when their performance begins to deteriorate, reliable and trustworthy IT support is required. TechStar provides a highly personalised IT support and repair service, providing customers with sound aftersales advice and the ability to source essential hardware and replacement accessories in quick turnaround time.
Read more ...Avita Communications — your networking and unified communications partner
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
Avita Communications was launched in 2010 by Gordon Fahy and Gerry Gray. The company provides businesses nationwide with a range of managed communication services including VOIP, IP enabled telephone systems, unified communications, and networking infrastructures including local LAN services and wide area networks (WAN).
Avita offers a free site survey to all businesses to identify cost saving options and potential areas to create more efficiencies, along with improved customer services and minimising exposure to telephone hacking and security. As an independent provider and with more than 30 years’ combined experience in the industry, Avita can advise you impartially on the best available options on the market.
Read more ...Meet at the Harbour Hotel’s new look meeting rooms
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
The new look Harbour Hotel has created quite a stir down at Galway Harbour. As most of you will have seen while driving by, the Harbour Hotel has undergone extensive refurbishment in recent weeks.
Read more ...Sleepless — taking your business to the cloud
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
Sleepless has a mission in 2012 to integrate cloud technologies to all types of companies. Business cloud computing can come in a range of technologies including online backup, disaster recovery, email hosting, cloud file servers, and private servers.
Read more ...Clayton has it all to offer for progressive businesses
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
At this time of the year, all companies are taking an opportunity to plan for the coming months, to motivate their employees and to lay out the road plan for the year ahead.
Read more ...Promote your business this January
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
The New Year is a good time to get your business looking ship-shape. If your business image is looking tired and dated, you need to put a meeting with Hopscotch Multimedia at the top of your to-do list. Hopscotch is full of fresh ideas on how you can update your identity and start attracting the customers you want.
Read more ...Let’s work together to make local business work
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
It is a little known fact that the vast majority of business in this country involves companies transacting with each other. The volume of business-to-business transactions is much higher than that transacted between companies and consumers.
Read more ...Is tax due on my pension?
Thu, Jan 12, 2012
Last week, Revenue posted letters to 150,000 people about their tax compliance, including those who are claiming widow’s and widower’s pensions. Over the weekend, there was much comment and criticism in the media about the way Revenue has handled the situation. Accepting Revenue has taken a scattergun approach to the potential non-payment of income tax by pensioners, it is important that people understand how a tax liability might arise and that they have the information to hand to ensure they are compliant in 2012.
Read more ...Your Career, Your Choices
Thu, Jan 12, 2012
Q: I haven’t ever done a job interview – until now, I have always got jobs by word-of-mouth referrals. However, as things get tighter in the jobs market, I am facing my first ever interview next week. I have followed your advice here about what I should say, but I would also like a quick run-through some of the basics – eye contact, handshake, etc. Any quick-reference guide you can give me? (TP, email)
Read more ...Leading businesswomen to launch Network Galway's Open Evening
Thu, Jan 12, 2012
Two of Galway’s leading business women are to headline the Network Galway open evening, which takes place on Wednesday January 25 at 6.30pm in the G-Hotel, Wellpark, Galway.
Read more ...Ireland West Airport Knock had busiest year as traffic up eleven per cent
Thu, Jan 12, 2012
Notwithstanding massive challenges within the aviation industry in the last twelve months, Ireland West Airport Knock’s latest traffic figures prove that 2011 was its busiest year yet.
Read more ...Rite Price Kitchens launches new showroom
Thu, Jan 12, 2012
Priding itself on manufacturing top-quality kitchen, bedrooms, and sliding robes at competitive prices, Rite Price Kitchens has continued to grow from strength to strength and has now taken the step of extending its Galway showroom providing customers with even better choice and service.
Read more ...Become a healthier new you with NuTron Advanced
Thu, Jan 05, 2012
It is a New Year and time again to think about embarking on a healthier lifestyle - a long-lasting and ultimately rewarding change that will not only decrease the waistline but also reap many health benefits - and now that NuTron Advanced is back this new healthier you can be a reality.
Although NuTron Advanced is incredibly effective in weight loss/management it is not a diet; there is no starving here, no pills, no shakes, just the indentification of foods that a client may be allergic to or that cause an adverse reaction in the gut, and the promotion of following a healthy and nutritional eating programme that can also aid in the treatment of many health problems including diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), asthma, arthritis, migraine, sleep disorders, eczema, depression, psoriasis, as well as many digestive disorders and all inflammatory conditions.
Read more ...The Lady Gregory and Swan Leisure Club - making your stay that little bit more special
Thu, Jan 05, 2012
With more than 700 weddings under its belt The Lady Gregory hotel, conference, and leisure club in Gort has become synonymous with top quality food and traditional friendly hospitality, where guests are made to feel at home, and their stay made even more special with the top class service and facilities provided.
Read more ...Don’t make any quick decisions about your pension, urges expert
Thu, Jan 05, 2012
One of Ireland’s top pension experts has warned Irish consumers to check their pensions and seek professional advice before making any decisions on it.
Read more ...Thousands of jobs sustained by Ireland’s Year of Craft
Thu, Jan 05, 2012
Ireland’s Year of Craft 2011 initiative has given a welcome boost to Ireland’s craft industry, and will help to sustain thousands of jobs in the sector into the future, according to the Crafts Council of Ireland.
Read more ...Policy holders downgrade insurance cover to save money
Thu, Jan 05, 2012
Tighter personal finances are causing many holders of insurance policies to downgrade their level of risk in a bid to save money.
This sign of the times has become particularly evident in the motor insurance industry with motor insurance companies now reporting that one in four drivers in Ireland have either considered or made the switch from fully comprehensive to third party or third party fire and theft motor insurance within the last two years.
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