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Toyota has closed out the hugely competitive January passenger car sales period as the clear market leader with a share of 17.34%. This marks the fourth January in a row as Ireland’s best-selling car brand. 5,457 passenger cars were sold by Toyota, 1,665 more than the next best seller during January, and showing a 22.99% increase year on year. A continuing consumer demand for hybrid electric and electric vehicles is clear, making up 96.2% of all Toyota passenger cars sold in January.

Ibec this week hosted an event with Minister of State Jack Chambers to discuss potential skills shortages within Ireland’s supply chain network, as part of the Government’s ‘Logistics and Supply Chain Skills Week 2024.’ The event highlighted the role that diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives could play in expanding the talent and skills pipeline.

Small businesses and budding entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to sample a wide variety of events aimed at helping them to start or grow their business as part of this year’s Local Enterprise Week in Galway city and county. The initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices nationwide, supported by Enterprise Ireland and the local authorities, takes place from the 4th to 8th March this year across the country.

Community and business leaders from the Celtic nations; Ireland, Brittany, Scotland and Wales, are set to make the pilgrimage west this spring, following the announcement that the upcoming Interceltic Business Forum will be held in Galway on April 19, in the Portershed.

Local Sinn Féin Deputy, Sorca Clarke, has expressed concern that the very low Government-imposed recruitment caps on the health service will undermine efforts to cut outsourcing and cut agency spending by €250 million.

In response to the climate crisis and increases in the cost of living, Athlone & Castlerea Credit Union want to help homeowners in the both locations make their homes greener and warmer in 2024.

The Midlands region has been recognised as a ‘European Region of the Future’ by the Financial Times as part of their latest fDi Intelligence ranking on FDI Strategy.

IPAV’s twice yearly Residential Property Price Barometer published this past weekend has found that while the overall price increase for the latter six months of 2023 was 2.99%, up from 2.05% in the previous six months, there are increases right across the country in the 5% to 7% range.

By Hannah Martin

University of Galway and Deloitte Ireland have today unveiled a new five-year strategic partnership, which sees Deloitte commit €550,000 to create opportunities for students to benefit from the company’s professional expertise, leadership and future career opportunities.